Online poker sites are their own worst enemy, says Bodog Europe chief

Dan Taylor
June 29, 2010
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Why is online poker traffic on the wane? Because poker sites are biting off their nose to spite their face, that’s why? Rewarding all the sharks who gobble up your website’s liquidity is not the way forward. No sir. Mind you, neither is blocking the good players completely. How is that fair? That’s like banning Roger Federer from playing at Wimbledon. A new rakeback system is the solution, according to online poker expert Patrik Selin. Read more…

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