I have been absolutely flat out reading through as much information as I can about the "Black Friday" issue, trying to answer questions from friends and family members and being inundated with phone calls, text messages and emails.
Given the magnitude of the situation, and also the fact that it's still so fresh in everyone's minds (it's just over a week since the DOJ laid the smackdown on the "Big Three"), even I can't tell what's going to happen in the future. Will online poker eventually be legalised in the USA? How much will the sites suffer because of this? How will this affect everyone in the poker industry in the short and long term? Will I still be in a job after all this? Could a similar thing happen in Australia?
Honestly, I couldn't tell you. Purely because I feel that I am not qualified to do so (despite having been in the poker industry for so long). There is a lot of information out there that you should read first and then you should make up your own mind about it. Below are some links to some of my choice articles and blog posts that I've read about the issue:
PokerNews: http://www.pokernews.com/news/2011/04/online-poker-big-three-indicted-10218.htm
Press release from the US Attorney's Office (Department of Justice): http://www.justice.gov/usao/nys/pressreleases/April11/scheinbergetalindictmentpr.pdf
Change100: http://potcommitted.blogspot.com/2011/04/end-of-poker-world-as-we-know-it.html
The Curious Capitalist - Time Magazine Online: http://curiouscapitalist.blogs.time.com/2011/04/19/keeping-us-safe-from-poker/
Bill Rini: http://www.billrini.com/2011/04/16/fallout-full-tilt-pokerstars-pullout/
Five Thirty-Eight - NY Times: http://fivethirtyeight.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/04/20/after-black-friday-american-poker-faces-cloudy-future/
Infinite Edge: http://www.infiniteedgegaming.com/random-thoughts/about-time/
Relentless Defence: http://www.relentlessdefense.com/our-team/kevin-j-mahoney/commentary-on-high-profile-cases/u-s-attorney-s-office-on-tilt/
Reuters: http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/04/21/us-usa-antigua-poker-idUSTRE73K6Z020110421?feedType=RSS&feedName=topNews&ca=rssvzw
The Australian - although not strictly speaking related to the US issue, it does ask the question as to whether something like this could happen in this country: http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/nation/local-banks-handling-us-online-poker-bets/story-e6frg6nf-1226042446419
Hopefully after this Easter break, I'll be able to settle down a bit and get back into more regular blog posts and videos on YouTube again. It's been a crazy couple of months, that's for true. In the meantime, I'm working on another post for tonight - that will be up very soon!
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