Talk:World Tavern Poker

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The link to the Missouri gambling site is now out of date and needs to be updated.
Japan section reads as though it was written by the gambling industry - quotes of 160% returns are 'citation needed'.

Opening comment

Have requested copies of the commonwealth court decision from the PLCB.

Also, another story relevant to poker law, which I'll probably find the article on..

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/02/22/national/22poker.html

Herb Riede 22:05, 18 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Excerpts of Sept. 12 Letter from Mike:

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Poker is a game of skill (over a period of time) and we (as Americans) should be offered the right to make the choice as to whether we chose to play online poker or not. I personally would like to see more regulations so that the player is protected.

...

Below is a letter from Michael Bolcerik. He is the president of Poker Players Alliance. Please take a few moments of your day to read his request and to make the phone call. IF POKER PLAYERS BAND TOGETHER, WE CAN STOP THIS FROM HAPPENING.

Thanks for all your support.

best wishes,

Mike Matsinger Founder, World Tavern Poker

Original PPA Letter

Herb Riede 20:10, 14 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

The "This page was deleted" message disappeared shortly after I requested it be allowed and argued that it was in fact a notable subject.

So I rewrote portions of the article and added notable events and facts (largest amateur poker league, WTPT Open Video, Greg Raymer involvement).

I also updated some portions to reflect recent changes and timliness.

Herb Riede 19:23, 10 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Added Poker Tag...

Herb Riede 19:40, 10 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

NPOV dispute [World Tavern Poker Tour]

I know you're supposed to target a section, but the most grievous offenses I saw were in the introduction. The article reads like an advertisement, and was obviously written by people with an interest in promoting the WTPT, probably with intent to be used in the league's official website. Language such as:

It's Free, it's Fun and best of all you have a shot of winning millions of dollars at the World Series of Poker! (introduction)

Click here for more details on the TOC. (introduction, suggesting this was directly copy-pasted from the league website)

 America's #1 Bar Poker League (introduction; if this were clarified to refer to size rather than quality, this may be written as a valid, neutral point)

 You must have a minimum of 8 games played each season to receive a Tavern Ranking (Season structure & player ranking. Third person preferable.)

is fine for a league website, but is too biased to be used in a wikipedia article. — Preceding unsigned comment added by MastaIroh (talk • contribs) 02:55, 7 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]