PokerStars isn't going anywhere!
Here is their statement:
As you are probably aware, the United States Congress recently enacted the Safe Port Act which contains provisions relating to Internet gambling.PokerStars has received extensive expert advice from within and outside the U.S. which concluded that these provisions do not alter the U.S. legal situation with respect to online poker. Furthermore it is important to emphasize that the Act does not in any way prohibit you from playing online poker.
Therefore, our business continues as before - open to players worldwide including the US. You may play on our site as you did prior to the Act.
PokerStars believes that poker is a game of skill enjoyed by millions of players and we remain committed to providing you a safe and fun environment in which to play.
We value your loyalty to PokerStars, and look forward to continuing to serve you with the best online poker experience, as we have for the past five years, six billion hands, and 40 million tournaments.
PokerStars joins Full Tilt Poker in saying this bill will have no effect on our ability to enjoy our online poker experience. Party Poker sucked anyway, right?
Re-load!
Posted by: JoeSpeaker at October 11, 2006 6:06 PMGreat News,
I was playing on stars recently against a couple of American guys (I'm British by the way), and they were pretty down about the whole bill situation - and I started thinking it would be a real shame not to be able to play these guys - or any US citizens.
Good on Pokerstars - looks like Party have acted a little prematurely.
Shhhwwwwiiiiiiiiiiing!
Posted by: BSN at October 12, 2006 6:29 AMI just may keep a little money on Stars now.
Posted by: Drizztdj at October 12, 2006 7:52 AMPokerStars sooooo kicks ass. Now all they have to do is hire a kick ass Mexican Blogger from NYC to really help them tap into the Latino Market...cough!cough! Remember...Latin America is a big place.
Posted by: joaquinochoa at October 12, 2006 10:01 AMWoo Hoo!
Back to the HORSE STTs...
The statement you have here and the statement in the link are different. Looks like they dropped the statement about the Act prohibiting us from playing online poker. It simply says that it does not prevent them from offering it.
Legal adjustment, maybe?
Posted by: Otit at October 12, 2006 9:39 PM