Tuesday, October 24, 2006

Waiting For The Storm To Pass (Through Cyberspace)

I'm back home after an exiciting weekend at ND. My plea to the Bills: Please draft Brady Quinn. You will sell tickets and #10 jerseys by the truckload.

Now I sit in front of my laptop still stuck in a quandry. Where/How do I pursue my online activities? It's not a question of legality - rather a question of uncertainty. I realize Stars is a safe choice to play poker, but it's not an option to me unless they offer bonus, rakeback or both. Also, I feel comfortable using neteller but I know that eventually I must choose another payment option.

I really wanted back on the Crypto gravy train but it seems the skins are jumping ship one by one. I'm not willing to go all out establishing a Canadian address until i know the sites will still be around.

What has become apparent to me is that whoring sportsbooks is probably more +EV right now than playing poker anywhere. Of the 600+ sportsbooks out there, less than ten (to my knowledge) have banned US players. Scalping double digit college hoops spreads seems like easy pickings to me. Add continuous 10-20% bonuses to that and it beats the hell out of $1/2 HORSE on Stars.

I have played some LHE on WPEX with consistent results. It is hard to lose with 100% rakeback. But the limitations of low traffic and hold 'em all the time is unappealing.

So I wait for this storm of uncertainty to pass. At least I look forward to election day, where my miniscule amount of retribution can be levied on the man.

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