United States Gets Aggressive on Internet Poker

Sorry for my unplanned vacation, fans. This interests me as much as it does you. Not because of the actions of the US Government, but because of the lame response by Internet Poker. I'm assuming you know what's going on, if you don't then Google something like "Internet Poker Lawsuit." I'm not going to post a link here because trust me, no Hot Asian chicks are to be found.

You've been feeding on poker addicts for years. Almost thirteen years by my count. And this blog has been more active than a mongoose in a trouser snake factory. Why am I not surprised that my three favorite targets are the defendants? Why am I not surprised that since the time this blog has started I've only been attacked 3 times in almost four years? (Note to self....time to change the tagline.) Because of something that was invented about 2000 BC according to my Sid Meier Civilization games which all the poker playing two year olds call nap time. Or math. Or both.

Three attacks, first is a profanity laced tirade calling me all mkinds of potty mouthed names. Second is, "What's your point? It's just free money." Third is some bogus probably controlled by one of these big three sites that reviews blogs like this and calls me delusional.

The common theme is that they ignore the math.

Let's step back and look at the lawsuit again. The main defense -

IT'S NOT GAMBLING SINCE THERE IS SKILL INVOLVED.

So, you've decided that because there is some degree of skill involved the cards don't need to be random, the players have discovered that the way to success is to bull rush the opposition into folding by constant raising. Millions of you. Maybe even billions if my Actuator 350D Calculation Machine (Handheld Merlin game device - Google it) is correct.

I get to cheat you because it's a game of skill. I get to present this database as real human people, make billions of dollars and get away with it because it's a game of skill.

Jarah and I finished a game of backgammon an hour ago. I lost. Badly. I did not pony up my wager of a 3 month supply of Ben and Jerry's ice cream. It's illegal. Backammon is a game of skill. Not allowed to gamble on it.