Tuesday, February 28, 2012

Is it just me or is casino action better?

I've been playing online with Carbon Poker lately and I have to say, I'm not too impressed. But then again, I had the same thoughts about FullTilt and PokerStars. I guess some people just get it, and can be successful playing poker online, but I, apparently, cannot.

With that being said, I usually do much better in actual casino card rooms. I guess the reason is that when I play online, I play lower limits than I would in an actual card room. So people just call anything and play crazy. Its different when you buy-in for $5 compared to $300.

So I think I'm just going to stick to actual card rooms for the time being.

Thursday, February 16, 2012

US Online Gaming

Recently I've wanted to get back into online gaming. I haven't placed a bet online in years, and I've come to learn that all my favorite sites have banned US players. I've heard that there are some smaller sites out there still accepting new, US players. But my question is, why do they have to ban online poker? Can't they come up with a taxation agreement with the major sites? It seems like a really good opportunity to make a lot of people happy. I don't know all the reasons why US Government made the ban, but they still allow brick-and-mortar casinos... Is anyone else confused?