Dutch Boyd question

[pauly2x]

If it's illegal to operate an online cardroom or casino for American audiences (other than in Nevada), why is Dutch Boyd allowed back into the country?

[Bill Murphy]

I don't know that he ever left. Site went tits up pretty quick. Search Google's RGP archives. "Pokerspot" Been a couple posts on it. /images/graemlins/smirk.gif

[BassMasterK]

I am no expert, but as I understand it, it isn't illegal to have a gambling site that serves Americans, but it is illegal to have the site stationed in the US. That is why you see all the big sites are home based offshores.

However, those businesses can have offices that operate in other countries, it's just that the money exchange between the customers and the business can not happen on American soil. Annie Duke moved to Oregon because the site she fronts for had an office here in Portland. Dutch probably did something similar.

[Kurn, son of Mogh]

other than in Nevada

I'm pretty sure that Nevada is one state that has specific laws banning online gambling.

[B Dids]

"You are correct SIR!"

[astroglide]

no, he is incorrect. several states explicitly ban online gambling. http://www.gambling-law-us.com/State-Law-Summary/index.htm

[B Dids]

"I'm pretty sure that Nevada is one state that has specific laws banning online gambling"

Not THE one, just IS one.

I win /images/graemlins/cool.gif

[astroglide]

oops. you win.

[B Dids]

btw- I think that list may be out of date, as it's my understanding that the State of Washington has gone pretty agressive against online gaming (although I think their target is sports books and not poker rooms).

[BassMasterK]

If this was in reference to my earlier post, I didn't say it was legal for all Americans to gamble online, I was saying it wasn't illegal for an offshore internet casino to give service to Americans. It is up to each person to find out whether or not it is legal in their state.

[BassMasterK]

I was flipping through the stations on the way home and heard some poker talk and stopped and it was none other than Dutch Boyd on the Don and Mike show. He was actually kind of funny at times. When they asked him what was the most important skill for a poker player to have; be a good bluffer, read people well, ect. His answer was "The ability to keep coming back to play" (?!?!)

He never mentioned the no rake poker site he is supposedly working on, but he said he was working on a poker site dedicated to poker tells because he thinks that seeing tells is one of his strong suits.

He was promoting the ESPN coverage of the WSOP. Thought it was pretty cool to have poker talk going on on my way home. They must have gone on for a good 15 minutes.

[Stew]

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I was flipping through the stations on the way home and heard some poker talk and stopped and it was none other than Dutch Boyd on the Don and Mike show. He was actually kind of funny at times. When they asked him what was the most important skill for a poker player to have; be a good bluffer, read people well, ect. His answer was "The ability to keep coming back to play" (?!?!)

He never mentioned the no rake poker site he is supposedly working on, but he said he was working on a poker site dedicated to poker tells because he thinks that seeing tells is one of his strong suits.

He was promoting the ESPN coverage of the WSOP. Thought it was pretty cool to have poker talk going on on my way home. They must have gone on for a good 15 minutes.

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Besides the fact that the guy is a liar and a thief (which is probably a good reason why he's so great at spotting tells...you know never bs a bser), why does this clown get so much run?

He's never won a major tournament...besides his little butt-buddies, noone likes the guy from what I've heard...I just don't get it.