Closing the gap between gambling and gaming
Posted on | May 8, 2012 | 3 Comments
On March 24, during the GIGSE conference in San Francisco, Dean Takahasi published an article on Venturebeat titled “Real online gambling and social network casino games are on a collision course.”
While I was not able to attend GIGSE, the article, based on what I have heard and read from the event, seems to sum up one of the...
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Why HUDs are hidden from the masses
Posted on | May 5, 2012 | 17 Comments
An old discussion flared back to life on twitter yesterday after I asked @pokertracker to inform me when they have full HUD coverage of @pokerstars Zoom Poker so I can stop playing it.
This is a stab at @Pokerstars – not @Pokertracker but the inevitable discussion with HUD defenders ensued. In this case with...
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Get paid to write your own poker-related blog series
Posted on | March 22, 2012 | No Comments
Do you have a novel or just very solid idea for a poker related blog series? If you do then I might have work for you. You’ll be paid per post you write on the topic of your series but don’t expect the sky to open up and gold come pouring down. It could lead to more work in the future though. Pitch your ideas by commenting this post, sending me an e-mail or use the contact form. I just need a general idea of what you’d like to write about and an estimate on how many posts you...
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An Epic failure of faith
Posted on | March 2, 2012 | No Comments
Since the inception of the Epic Poker League I haven’t written or said much about the league for reasons I don’t want to disclose. But given the recent chapter 11 bankruptcy announcement from the company behind the league, Federated Sports, I feel I should at least explain a tweet I published earlier today:
“Imho, the main underlying reason why Epic failed is because they didn’t believe in their own idea. So they dressed it up with prize money”
Epic’s...
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A numbers game?
Posted on | February 2, 2012 | No Comments
It’s with a lot of pride and relief I have watched the online poker industry turn and head for greener pastures during the second half of 2011.
As discussions very relevant to me and the future of the game have flared up, died down and found new fuel again, I have preferred to step back and listen while leaning comfortably on opinions previously voiced in this blog. But that certainly does not mean I don’t have anything new to say about the trends sweeping the industry.
It’s...
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