Wank Off Bitch

I read shit like this and this. His article is kind of a blathering ramble trying to cover every point all at once.

He starts with saying "Oh yeah PS and FT lied to you, no way you could know they were mis-coding transactions". He then goes on to recant this in his second article. I mean I think it was obvious to ANYONE with half a brain that FT and PS were doing something below board to bypass the UIGEA in some way. Albeit possibly not buying banks but once the banking regulations kicked in you had to know they were coding transactions in some different manor.

I guess I just do not get the point of his articles. It is all this shame on you bullshit. Did they sites do something illegal? Probably. Do I blame them? Not at all. If you want to be angry with a company try Absolute and UB. I am almost sure that nobody will see a dime of their money from those companies. You can not say I did not warn you.

I personally do not feel lied to or cheated by PokerStars or Full Tilt. I think Full Tilt and Poker Stars have been the best thing for online poker since Party pissed it's pants and raced out of the market as fast as they could. I think we have a lot to be thankful for in both these companies. They shaped our online experience and supported our hobby for YEARS and YEARS. I for one feel a great deal of loyalty to them.

Even though I am not being paid for the ad on the side of my blog anymore (I think) it is going to stay up. As long as Pokerstars and Full Tilt pay their players I will not feel lied to or cheated. I feel that the companies did awesome things for us. They deserve our support.

I will say this with one caveat. It is shitty the way they are handling US affiliates. If the money was earned it should be paid out. Period. If you can get money to US players you can get it to US affiliates. I can see cutting off future payments for foreign players because of difficulties sending Americans funds but you need to make good on existing pending payments. Damn it Jim he is a Doctor! Get it right!

I look back fondly on my experiences with Pokerstars and Full Tilt. I hope they are eventually allowed into the American market place. I probably will end up playing at Harrahs.com or whatever Vegas properties become the next boom. I may even feel a little guilty until I rake that first massive pot. Peace.