re: The Lodge Poker Club in Round Rock TX Raided by TABC

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lol, nobody cares what your opinion is. Congrats on having an opinion.

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This is a message board where topics are discussed and opinions given. Another terrible take by you.

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But, wouldn’t private parties negotiating and agreeing to whatever terms they want be unfettered freedom.

Getting the government involved with rules, restrictions and taxes sounds like less freedom.

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Unfortunately government has already inserted itself in gambling. If they dont allow poker rooms, underground ones will make a comeback. Since they are illegal, it brings an element of crime that poker rooms don't have due to them being able to hire security among other benefits.

A poker degenerate would know

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I say this every time a gambling thread pops up…

I can, immediately, go to the bank and take out the max my bank allows and go to lauberge and put it all on black and lose it all.

I cannot, however, put $100 on a regulated poker client that is relatively safe to play on to play a few tournaments or cash games.

I can put down a $1000 bet on Korean ping pong on an app from my phone but cannot play a $50 sit and go on poker stars.

It’s the dumbest thing

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I think Doug Polk has an online site that can be played, FWIW. The last time I did was during Covid (when BTC was $5k) but there has been a real expansion in options since 2020.

I don't play online b/c the players are way too good and I spent a lot of time developing a live strategy that was profitable. It would get slaughtered online and I don't feel like starting over studying all over again. It's almost gambling with how good players online are, until it consolidates back into a major thing with enough fish to make non-professional play profitable again.