In short, because it’s in their best interest to act in your best interest.
And by “undergrounders”, Business Week means the private companies that continue to serve the American poker market who are currently signing up American poker players by the thousands.
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The private companies know that this is a critical time in the development of the American Poker Market. With the apple cart upset by the UIGE Act, both public and private companies are rushing around slapping deals together as fast as they can. It is entirely in their interest to make sure that every poker player is welcomed with easy sign-ups and healthy bonuses. In fact, there’s probably never been a better time to be an American poker player than right now.
That said, there are still the nasty issues of the UIGE Act and the culture of corruption that installed it.
Jim Leach of Iowa, one of the underhanded politicians responsible for this mess was defeated in the recent election. We’ll just have to wait and see what the rest of the new political landscape brings in the new year. Killing the UIGE Act will take more time and effort. And with 50 million American poker players working at it, it will be killed – dead.
As SportingBet’s Nigel Payne put it – “Do you think the Internet or gambling is going to disappear in the next ten years?”
No, it won’t. In fact, it’s growing every second of every minute of every day. That’s why the “undergrounders” are there – to serve you, the poker player, and the ever growing American Poker Market.
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