[Closed] NL HE and what has/will happen/ed to it

How is it illegal in the US when all the time I see ppl from the US playing?

I guess some states have banned it.

I think they are going to allow it once more and then the Chinese are going to join and it's going to be so many people involved.

But yes, other games than hold'em will become popular too.

Originally posted by Atoks
-would there be more fish and less skilled players in NL HE games, if online poker was available to US players?

If you're asking whether players from any given country are generally worse, then no. But the majority of poker players are long term losers, so if a country as big as USA were to allow its citizens access to online poker there would be a large invasion of new fish and a proportionate increase of winning players. A positive turn of events.

Originally posted by Atoks
-will poker, as a game, ultimately become unprofitable for an average player who spends an average time playing poker on average limits? or will the influx of new players cope with the demand for fish(iness)?

Average player=losing player. If you mean average winning player, the natural response would be leaning towards a yes because, for one, this site is training players to become better, with over 2.5 million members and growing. I don't think that's the case though.

Poker is becoming increasingly popular and more players sign up on platforms every day. Most of them don't even realize what it takes to be a winning player. They are unable and/or unwilling to improve their game, and that mentality isn't about to change worldwide. Okay, I admit, the average player is getting better, but by the time he's caught up with your level you will already have years of experience on your side, so I don't think online poker will become unprofitable any time soon.

@mishka: u'd see even more players if there weren't restrictions in the US legislation about online gambling. That's why iPoker, OnGame and others don't allow US players.

@Berzerger: I should've specified the point about more fish a bit better. I believe there would be less players wanting to improve their skills if there was more bad players around. A player would run into a good player now and then and discard the experience as something that doesn't happen to often. I believe a normal player wants to improve more when he meets good players more often. People are simply lazy and don't want to learn until it's absolutely necessary for them to continue what they enjoy doing.

I feel one of two things is going to happen in the not too distant future:
A) A new company begins to make a serious effort at servicing markets that aren't as open yet and puts a lot of effort and resources into doing so, resulting in a new big online poker room/network

B) One of the well established IT companies with virtually unlimited funds moves in on the poker scene (most likely with a takeover of one of the poker rooms/networks) and begins an aggressive campaign to service the undeveloped and developed markets resulting in a massive online gambling room

I find it rather amazing that option B hasn't become a reality yet. The online gambling market is a very lucrative market that doesn't need a lot of maintenance or upkeep for the return in profits that it offers. To me it's also rather interesting that the gambling service is rather undeveloped and I feel there are a lot of ways to improve the offers that are currently available.

Either way, online poker/gambling is to see another golden age of growth.

I did some research for the US. It turned out online gambling is NOT prohibited. However what's prohibited are the bank transactions to the gaming houses. Thus the offshore gaming houses are forced to restrict access for the US residing people.

What a retarded law. I hope they fix it. This also explains the Americans on Full tilt as it's US based.