WORLD SEIES OF POKER TOURNAMENT
moneyman2010
May 3, 2012
I think it would be a great idea to add a tournament series on here were we could all compete for a seat in the WSOP Tournament in Las Vegas.
Have it set up in 3 games....
Quarter Finals-Unlimited seats determines the top 18, 27, or 36 players
Semi-Finals-The top qualifiers go head to head, to determine the top 9 players.
Finals-Winner take all seat in the World Series of poker in Las Vegas.
I think this would be an awesome incentive to all the players here on PokerRPG.
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Have it set up in 3 games....
Quarter Finals-Unlimited seats determines the top 18, 27, or 36 players
Semi-Finals-The top qualifiers go head to head, to determine the top 9 players.
Finals-Winner take all seat in the World Series of poker in Las Vegas.
I think this would be an awesome incentive to all the players here on PokerRPG.
Twich
May 3, 2012
The problem with this is that the buy-in for the WSOP in Vegas is $10,000. I do not think that the site has the traffic and support to justify putting that much money out there.
ElectricJam
May 3, 2012
But just think about Mother Mercury all decked out in orange and black on national television . . .
That would generate some traffic.
That would generate some traffic.
moneyman2010
May 4, 2012
The thing is though that if this site did offer that incentive as some other sites do it would greatly increase the traffic her and not to mention the amount of paying players that would be trying to do all they can for that opportunity to be presented to them.lets face it pokerrpg has been up and running now for over several years and we still get new players. So just imagine how many more would start to flock in with a chance like this year in and year out.
ElectricJam
May 4, 2012
Most amateur organizations that offer such prizes already have a deep membership dedicated solely to playing poker week in and week out, and have a points system in place that is used throughout the year. Not saying it would be impossible, but probably a bit out of scope for an rpg. Nice idea though.
GuyFawkes
May 10, 2012
Nice idea but never going to be a reality as there is no way that the site will create enough income to pay for a WSOP package.
GuyFawkes
May 10, 2012
Also, would a WSOP prize make this site fall foul of US law(s) on poker sites / gambling ?
GuyFawkes
May 31, 2012
Wonders why the US is so strict on poker/gambling sites
I'm not sure and i could be completely wrong but i seem to recall something being mentioned about potential money laundering and tax avoidance when there was all the recent issues which resulted in poker sites like Full Tilt being investigated / shut down.
GuyFawkes
May 31, 2012
A quick search as to why
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http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/19d7793e-d885-11d9-8fa7-00000e2511c8.html#ixzz1wUUuO1kg
The US authorities have their reasons to stop online gambling advertisements and block people from using US credit cards to play poker. Not only do they regard online betting as a breach of a 1961 federal law, but many politicians do not want what they regard as an immoral pastime to flourish.
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http://entertainment.howstuffworks.com/online-gambling2.htm
Gambling online falls into a legal grey area. While it is technically illegal in most of the United States, the prosecution and conviction of individual players is very difficult because they're gambling from home. It is also illegal for a gambling Web site to operate within the United States, which is why the offices and servers of most online casinos are located in other countries.
Issues of jurisdiction and sovereignty make gambling laws even murkier. The U.S. Wire Wager Act makes it illegal to use an electronic wire method (which courts generally agree includes the Internet) to transmit bets to places where gambling is not allowed. So a casino set up in the Netherlands is breaking U.S. law if a player in the U.S. plays their games. However, the U.S. doesn't really have the legal authority to prosecute someone in another country. Since players are almost never prosecuted either, we're left with an illegal act that generally goes unpunished. Of course, if an off-shore casino decides to cheat a player out of winnings, and online gambling is illegal in that player's locality, the player will have a difficult time suing the casino.
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http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/19d7793e-d885-11d9-8fa7-00000e2511c8.html#ixzz1wUUuO1kg
The US authorities have their reasons to stop online gambling advertisements and block people from using US credit cards to play poker. Not only do they regard online betting as a breach of a 1961 federal law, but many politicians do not want what they regard as an immoral pastime to flourish.
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http://entertainment.howstuffworks.com/online-gambling2.htm
Gambling online falls into a legal grey area. While it is technically illegal in most of the United States, the prosecution and conviction of individual players is very difficult because they're gambling from home. It is also illegal for a gambling Web site to operate within the United States, which is why the offices and servers of most online casinos are located in other countries.
Issues of jurisdiction and sovereignty make gambling laws even murkier. The U.S. Wire Wager Act makes it illegal to use an electronic wire method (which courts generally agree includes the Internet) to transmit bets to places where gambling is not allowed. So a casino set up in the Netherlands is breaking U.S. law if a player in the U.S. plays their games. However, the U.S. doesn't really have the legal authority to prosecute someone in another country. Since players are almost never prosecuted either, we're left with an illegal act that generally goes unpunished. Of course, if an off-shore casino decides to cheat a player out of winnings, and online gambling is illegal in that player's locality, the player will have a difficult time suing the casino.