Draft Kings or Fan Duel

Why do you play video poker? What is your favorite game and why?
dinghy
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Re: Draft Kings or Fan Duel

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olds442jetaway wrote:
Wed Jan 15, 2025 3:53 pm
I still have no interest in using on line gaming, but the subject matter is interesting. I’m just guessing the B and M casinos in Nevada still control indirectly why it’s still illegal in Nevada.
Yes I presume so, although I don't know specifics. In the case of sports betting, it's somewhat of a civil war. The operators with a heavy presence of retail outlets have successfully imposed special restrictions.

Your state (CT) has both casino and sports, but suffers from lack of competition. The way most legalized states have gone, B&M operators control the licenses. You only have two of those, plus the lottery.

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Post by lochu »

Weird that Nevada of all places has no online casinos. One would think NV would've been one of first states to legalize because MGM, Caesars and other land-based casino owners would love 100% ubiquitous 24-7 gambling anywhere anytime.

Jealous of folks who live in legal states. In Illinois, where online sports betting and online lottery are already legal, few lawmakers tried and failed online casino legislation in last few years. Hope they succeed this year.

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Post by dinghy »

lochu wrote:
Wed Jan 15, 2025 5:46 pm
Weird that Nevada of all places has no online casinos. One would think NV would've been one of first states to legalize because MGM, Caesars and other land-based casino owners would love 100% ubiquitous 24-7 gambling anywhere anytime.
I think they're afraid they can't compete. In other states, MGM and Caesars are dominated by FanDuel and DraftKings.

IIRC, NV was one of the online pioneers -- but we were given poker instead of casino games. That landed like an LED balloon.

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Post by olds442jetaway »

I can see why. VP probably only entices ( a guess ) 10 percent of the under 40 crowd. Fancy glitzy slots 90 percent. Again a guess.

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olds442jetaway wrote:
Wed Jan 15, 2025 11:25 pm
VP probably only entices ( a guess ) 10 percent of the under 40 crowd.
This is the online version of "live" poker -- Texas holdem, Omaha, stud.

I think it was poorly conceived from the start because online poker needs player volume, which is unlikely in a 3m-population state with multiple operators.

Eventually a few states coordinated together. WSOP NV is now linked to NJ and MI. But players seem to prefer sports.

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