[scrawnybob]

hi all

It's definately been a confidence blow with first the Absolute and then the UB scandals - but as I've said before these were single members of staff exploiting an access privilege that they simply shouldnt have ... it doesnt seem to be more widespread than that

we did however amend our reviews of these sites accordingly - as its only fair that visitors / members are aware of the issue at these 2 sites - even though it hasnt reoccured

the net geek players are ever more vigilant and are looking at all sites to see if any similar issues come up

I dont think the amount of players / playing on online poker is decreasing - infact as far as I am aware its still growing ... but I think while the amount of online player increases this inevitably leads to an increasing percentage wanting to try live games also - which is great

anyway I dont think you have to choose - you can do both,

online is great for player when and where you like, no planning or travel just logon

live is great for getting the "real" experience whether its a home or casino game but this
requires planning & travel

I really dont think the two have to be mutually exclusive - you can equally make more or lose money at either - the fundamental key is to be a winning player

but bear in mind the roi that alot of longer terms players / pros work on is alot lower than we tend to think of

cheers scrawnybob