Is Poker Dead?

Arthurdaly

I havent noticed many poker posts in the last month? Is poker finished both online and live?

DAMO72

Unfortunately yes , the government pulled the plug on the whole lot .
Very sad time indeed :(

Arthurdaly

Irish government? tax wise?

Oliver1985

What happened?

5Aces

In an effort to get out of the recession the government are going to tax local cardrooms and casinos 80% so they closed down as they couldnt make a profit. it is now illeagle to play online poker if you live in ireland the same way it is in america... 10000 fine and up to 5 years in prison is the guideline but really you could just expect to be fined 1k. its all over for poker in this country. dead as a doormail. damn politicians.

Oliver1985

Thats mad!! Do all those americans take a risk then?

DAMO72

Is there anything we can do to stop this Gadafi style leadership ruining our lives even further . I mean whats next ??? Will we have to pay tax to drive around in our own cars:eek: .
Oh wait a minute,:o oops! . Think i better go now.

Oliver1985

DAMO72 wrote: »

Is there anything we can do to stop this Gadafi style leadership ruining our lives even further . I mean whats next ??? Will we have to pay tax to drive around in our own cars:eek: .
Oh wait a minute,:o oops! . Think i better go now.

Get your coat!!

ArmaniJeanss

Arthurdaly wrote: »

I havent noticed many poker posts in the last month? Is poker finished both online and live?

There was a disagreement in January between the mods/users of the poker forum and the admins of boards.ie.

It kinda got resolved but it had been the 3rd or 4th occasion something similar had happened. And was likely to continue happening.

So in the end the then mods of the poker forum set up this site
www.irishpokerboards.com which is now a thriving poker community. Most of us still use the other fora of boards.ie so its all amicable (I hope).

Oliver1985

Can I play poker in Ireland without getting a fine as perviously said?

looserock

Oliver1985 wrote: »

Can I play poker in Ireland without getting a fine as perviously said?

Yes!

Daithio9

Was it ever really alive?.

5Aces

Just had a chat with cowen. the poker is back on. out of practice now. they are going to make an announcement in the star tomorrow.

DAMO72

The goverment have just announced a free dealers course in the Voodoo lounge to get people back up to speed . You can find the details further down the page .

Jesus Wept

This thread is a disaster.

KoolKid

Agreed. Compete trash. Please lock.

DAMO72

koolkid wrote: »

Agreed. Compete trash. Please lock.

No need to lock it . If ya dont like it then stay the fk out of it . Its jst a little harmless fun and im sry if its not up to your usual standards.

Ok i'll make it interesting for ya . How many Koolkids does it take to change a lightbulb??

KoolKid

Posts like that just prove my point. Thanks Damo

CHD

Oliver1985 wrote: »

Can I play poker in Ireland without getting a fine as perviously said?

Whats your screen name online?

ArmaniJeanss

Oliver, CHD is the wallet inspector. Hand it over.

r3nu4l

ArmaniJeanss wrote: »

Most of us still use the other fora of boards.ie so its all amicable (I hope).

Definitely amicable Everyone's entitled to use whatever site they want

DAMO72

koolkid wrote: »

Posts like that just prove my point. Thanks Damo

Hey colm its not my fault that your a sad cnut .
Btw the answer to the lightbulb question in ZERO. The same amount as we need here . Thanks Colm

KoolKid

Great answer Damo, well thought out that;)

You want to call me names thats fine. No one here takes you too serious anyway, not after your carry on when Bluff opened.

DAMO72

koolkid wrote: »

Great answer Damo, well thought out that;)

You want to call me names thats fine. No one here takes you too serious anyway, not after your carry on when Bluff opened.

???? And whats that supposed to mean??

PS : You obviously took me serious enough to answer my post in the first place