What in the world?

[PLAYFUL1]

HEY THEY THINKING OF DRUG TESTING ALL PLAYERS IN THE MAJOR TOURNAMNETS OF POKER.... SAYING SOME PLAYERS HAVE AN UNFAIR ADVANTAGE IN THE TOURNAMENTS THEY ARE IN... GO FIGURE.. I GUESS COFFEE, ALCOHOL AND ENERGY DRINKS ARE OUT....LOL... WHAT ALL THINK OF THAT

[hojediade]

I would say good luck to everyone.
With the fact that most poker rooms are going to close for french players, it's the worst news for me so far this month.
How would i be able to play any major tourney if i'm not allowed to smoke pot to relax and focus? Guess i will have to quit playing poker before i get caught...

[scrawnybob]

hi

all is NOT lost in France - they are opening up their market (as they have to under EU law) but they are issuing licences

so far these sites have them ...

BetClic
Beturf
BES SAS
Bwin
Everest Poker
France Pari
La Française des Jeux
Iliad Gaming/ChiliGaming
Pari Mutuel Urbain
SPS Betting
Table 14

most I think are French specific sites but some we have reviews of and I think also some of the big players will be looking to get licences - pokerstars and party poker for instance

cheers scrawnybob

[Washerwoman]

What is going on in the world...

control freaks abound...

if governments thought sensibly about it and offered the right tax breaks to gaming companies they would see such an indirect massive tax return to pay off their national debt thru their mis-spending...that means double taxation to u and me, but at least we have some fun with the second part of it, that they wouldn't alienate profitable companies or their own citizens and minimise illegal operations...but they still don't seem to cotton on to that...

whatever...

needs must...and people will always find a way...

it's human nature

thank Jupiter!

ok, their side of it will be all these gamblers will turn into no-hoper scroungers off the welfare state, they will lose income from tax and pension contributions and become even more bogged down....

but i don't think so..if they just approached it fairly and simply, everyone could be happy...

but then...

[Washerwoman]

Here, hang on!

What is going on in France now???

Is this becoming a satellite of Washington???

Is online gaming banning hitting Europe...

they'd better watch out cos the Russians are coming, lol!

[PLAYFUL1]

WOWWWWWWW 4GET ABOOT THE RUSSIANS ITS THE NEW BREED OF THE ARGENTIANS........OMG.. DOES ANY1 ELSE C THEM AS THE BIGGESTS DONKS IN THE WORLD AS WELL???????????? PLAYFUL THINKS THEY BEEN DOING THEIR PRODUCT FROM COLUMBIA..LOL...WAIT ALL OF SOUTH AMERICAN SHUD B DRUG TESTED!!!!!!!! WHAT DO YAH ALL SAY ABOOT THIS????????????