Italy Poker Ban - Page 3

On September 09 2008 05:48 Kilay wrote: Show nested quote + On September 09 2008 02:37 sOah wrote: lol pav you're dumb the more unstable the economy, the MORE people gamble, not less Oooh, wait, so you are saying that a worse and unstable world economy (since almost all economies all over the world aren't doing too great lately) might very well be very good for the overall poker economy because people will start gambling and shit to try and get some EZ money or forget their problems ??

yea I guess lol

On September 09 2008 05:50 sOah wrote: Show nested quote + On September 09 2008 05:48 Kilay wrote:   On September 09 2008 02:37 sOah wrote: lol pav you're dumb the more unstable the economy, the MORE people gamble, not less Oooh, wait, so you are saying that a worse and unstable world economy (since almost all economies all over the world aren't doing too great lately) might very well be very good for the overall poker economy because people will start gambling and shit to try and get some EZ money or forget their problems ?? yea I guess lol

May sound harsh but that'd be fucking awesome hehe.

On September 08 2008 12:33 mrpav.com wrote: Show nested quote + On September 08 2008 08:32 Twisted wrote:   On September 08 2008 07:37 mrpav.com wrote: Everyone in Italy is poor anyways, we'll lose 15 players from stars, why are you so fucking dumb Get an education, then say statements like that, did you even do anything after high school or you jsut sit at home and run your mouth?

That's quite funny coming from someone who's trying to become a fricken nurse. I value my education (bachelor's degree in civil engineering) a tad higher than that. Can someone perm-ban this idiot already? Jesus.

how can that be related to Tom.

Im pretty sure their mom is convinced that the second one was a tumor.

Ah Pav, if only you could see the irony in your posts.

fwiw my wife is Italian and she freaking sucks at poker

its actually get more legalized in italy apparently

On September 09 2008 06:01 Kilay wrote: Show nested quote + On September 09 2008 05:50 sOah wrote:   On September 09 2008 05:48 Kilay wrote:   On September 09 2008 02:37 sOah wrote: lol pav you're dumb the more unstable the economy, the MORE people gamble, not less Oooh, wait, so you are saying that a worse and unstable world economy (since almost all economies all over the world aren't doing too great lately) might very well be very good for the overall poker economy because people will start gambling and shit to try and get some EZ money or forget their problems ?? yea I guess lol May sound harsh but that'd be fucking awesome hehe.

It is actually the truth, desperate times call for desperate people.

On September 09 2008 11:31 Highcard wrote: Show nested quote + On September 09 2008 06:01 Kilay wrote:   On September 09 2008 05:50 sOah wrote:   On September 09 2008 05:48 Kilay wrote:   On September 09 2008 02:37 sOah wrote: lol pav you're dumb the more unstable the economy, the MORE people gamble, not less Oooh, wait, so you are saying that a worse and unstable world economy (since almost all economies all over the world aren't doing too great lately) might very well be very good for the overall poker economy because people will start gambling and shit to try and get some EZ money or forget their problems ?? yea I guess lol May sound harsh but that'd be fucking awesome hehe. It is actually the truth, desperate times call for desperate people.

i gamble to forget my financial problems here in the philippines.

every liquidpoker thread about economics is just full of people spouting shit about stuff they don't know lewl

Okay guys, it seems there're no italians on this sait, so I will have to step in and say my opinion as an almost permanent resident in Italy.

I study in Milan for about an year now and since the very beginning I wasn't able to open any gambling related saits. I had to ask friends from back home to send me installers and stuff. However once installation is complete, there are NO problems. I spoke to other italians who play poker and they confirmed, the only problem is in downloading the poker client. Indeed, they are trying to legalize and remove the restriction but for the time being, no italian resident can browse any poker saits (since 01.01.2007 I think).

To be 100% sure, I have just logged on Pokerstars with my account which is registered with an italian address and there were no problems. It even allowed me to deposit money.

So, calm down, we are not gonna lose the italian fishes. xD

On September 09 2008 12:23 n1ck wrote: Okay guys, it seems there're no italians on this sait, so I will have to step in and say my opinion as an almost permanent resident in Italy. I study in Milan for about an year now and since the very beginning I wasn't able to open any gambling related saits. I had to ask friends from back home to send me installers and stuff. However once installation is complete, there are NO problems. I spoke to other italians who play poker and they confirmed, the only problem is in downloading the poker client. Indeed, they are trying to legalize and remove the restriction but for the time being, no italian resident can browse any poker saits (since 01.01.2007 I think). To be 100% sure, I have just logged on Pokerstars with my account which is registered with an italian address and there were no problems. It even allowed me to deposit money. So, calm down, we are not gonna lose the italian fishes. xD

you WILL lose the fish, you won't lose the regs. Fish is stupid enough not to figured out how to dl and they simply won't bother

You won't lose anyting because they didn't change anything. Who was able to play before will continue to be able to play now. Don't panic jesus, nothing happened.

On September 09 2008 12:09 Critterer wrote: every liquidpoker thread about economics is just full of people spouting shit about stuff they don't know lewl

I am not saying I know anything about any of it but please tell us what is right then. I mean, I'd expect it this way: world economy worse --> poker economy worse... but some people seem to disagree here and you can say loads of things, but they do make things sound good.

lol who's in panic? fish come and go, and this circle will disappear since *new* fish won't figure out how to deposit

wtf is going on in this thread

italy just allowed players to play on a specific site

On September 09 2008 06:02 Twisted wrote: Show nested quote + On September 08 2008 12:33 mrpav.com wrote:   On September 08 2008 08:32 Twisted wrote:   On September 08 2008 07:37 mrpav.com wrote: Everyone in Italy is poor anyways, we'll lose 15 players from stars, why are you so fucking dumb Get an education, then say statements like that, did you even do anything after high school or you jsut sit at home and run your mouth? That's quite funny coming from someone who's trying to become a fricken nurse. I value my education (bachelor's degree in civil engineering) a tad higher than that. Can someone perm-ban this idiot already? Jesus.

I wish you 1 year of bad luck twisted!

On September 09 2008 13:44 ggplz wrote: wtf is going on in this thread italy just allowed players to play on a specific site

yeah... i think when they (italian govt.) said that online poker was legalized i think they meant playing in an italian site controlled by the government...


http://europe.cardplayer.com/poker-news/article/online-poker-kicks-off-in-italy


Gioco Digitale Paved the Way with First Real-Money Online Cash Game Yesterday

With the seal of approval from Italy’s gaming authority AAMS, virtual cards were shuffled up, and real-money games played out for the first time on Italian licensed website Gioco Digitale yesterday afternoon. GamblingCompliance.com today reported that two tables with buy-ins of €0.50 kicked things off, with 18 enthusiasts reserving their seats in six seconds, and completing the games in 90-minutes.

President of Gioco Digitale Carlo Gualandri said that the company was very satisfied to be the first operators in Italy to offer real-money poker. With hopes for what this could now mean for the industry, he later added that over the past few months the company processed 50 million play-money hands of poker in 1.5 million tournaments.

As real money online poker can now make its first appearance on Italian gaming sites, expectations are high, with the government speaking of the business being worth €400 million in its first 12 months.

Poker sites are sure to be launched in abundance as interest grows in the Italian online gaming industry. Market leader SNAI has promised that its real-money version will be up and running in October.

seriously
no source, no screenshot
just 2 pages of total bs

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Italian Players

Due to the current legal situation in Italy, PokerStars are no longer
offering a real money client to new players signing up that reside in
Italy. We are only offering a play money client to residents of Italy.

Italians outside Italy will still have access to the real money client, as
will all players that have already signed up.