new fishy players!

[Numpty Dumpty]

various articles/bits of news tell us that poker is currently massively on the rise in china and the far east

does anyone know of any sites where the new influx of players are likely to be playing? seems like this may be an oppurtunity not to be missed!

[Grier78]

various articles/bits of news tell us that poker is currently massively on the rise in china and the far east

does anyone know of any sites where the new influx of players are likely to be playing? seems like this may be an oppurtunity not to be missed!

There are supposed to be a couple of iPoker skins, though I have not met any to my knowledge.

[byronkincaid]

http://forumserver.twoplustwo.com/29/news-views-gossip/why-has-online-poker-not-caught-asia-396454/

[AlexMartin]

various articles/bits of news tell us that poker is currently massively on the rise in china and the far east

does anyone know of any sites where the new influx of players are likely to be playing? seems like this may be an oppurtunity not to be missed!

pkr, mainly due to sponsoring some dude called....JC Tran + his mates, the oriental hit squad.

Id imagine that stars marketing team is spending a fortune out there too.

[Wardonkey]

http://forumserver.twoplustwo.com/29/news-views-gossip/why-has-online-poker-not-caught-asia-396454/

How much drivel do you expect us to wade thru'? Is there any actual information in that thread?

[Longy]

http://forumserver.twoplustwo.com/29/news-views-gossip/why-has-online-poker-not-caught-asia-396454/

How much drivel do you expect us to wade thru'? Is there any actual information in that thread?

Lol it is NVG, i normally read the op's if they look interesting and then move on.

[action man]

http://forumserver.twoplustwo.com/29/news-views-gossip/why-has-online-poker-not-caught-asia-396454/

How much drivel do you expect us to wade thru'? Is there any actual information in that thread?

june it is NVG, i normally read the op's if they look interesting and then move on.

fyp

[byronkincaid]

http://forumserver.twoplustwo.com/29/news-views-gossip/why-has-online-poker-not-caught-asia-396454/

How much drivel do you expect us to wade thru'? Is there any actual information in that thread?

just the title really

[ ] there is a massive influx of asian online poker players

better?

[kinboshi]

This is about live casinos in Japan, a nation of 130,000,000 people who are largely a homogeneous market. 

http://casino.pokernews.com/news/2008/1/japan-legalize-casinos.htm

With the Macau casino industry booming year after year – Macau's casinos recently overtook Las Vegas as the world's gambling capital in terms of revenue – the Japanese government might be looking to keeping their gambling citizens at home, rather than forcing them to head to Macau for gambling holidays or into illegal and unregulated underground casinos.

There are many illegal backroom casinos littered throughout Japan, but under the current legislation, the only legal gambling open to the 128 million Japanese residents are bets made on speedboat, bicycle and horse racing as well as lotteries. Pachinko, a Japanese version of pinball played in thousands of noisy parlours throughout the country, is not officially defined as gambling, because prizes must be exchanged outside the venues for cash. The Pachinko industry has also been subject to widespread criticism due to its alleged links to organised crime.

I believe that online poker is included in the restriction on gambling in Japan (I know you can play online if you're in Japan, but I don't know if it's actually legal to do so).  But if the casinos get the go ahead, I'm sure online poker would be part of any new legislation.  If that's the case, and online poker starts to develop in Japan, it will become massive over there. 

[bolt pp]

they've been banging on about this for years, is it ever gonna happen? everyone was raving about all the new asian players coming into the game when all the Americain donks got banned, that was years ago.

[Numpty Dumpty]

gutting, this just feels like such a potentially great spot to be in!

oh well, will keep my eyes peeled, but really dont ever see any oriental players anywhere, except those that are permanent US residents!

[dousche]

various articles/bits of news tell us that poker is currently massively on the rise in china and the far east

does anyone know of any sites where the new influx of players are likely to be playing? seems like this may be an oppurtunity not to be missed!

mansion are trying to get into the far east market - theyve got mansion written in mandarin on the spurs shirts. im not too sure how many chinese people watch spurs play though, maybe spurs qualifying for the champions league/signing some unknown chinese youngster will start the landslide of japanese fish coming our way. just a thought...

[byronkincaid]

This is about live casinos in Japan, a nation of 130,000,000 people who are largely a homogeneous market. 

http://casino.pokernews.com/news/2008/1/japan-legalize-casinos.htm

With the Macau casino industry booming year after year – Macau's casinos recently overtook Las Vegas as the world's gambling capital in terms of revenue – the Japanese government might be looking to keeping their gambling citizens at home, rather than forcing them to head to Macau for gambling holidays or into illegal and unregulated underground casinos.

There are many illegal backroom casinos littered throughout Japan, but under the current legislation, the only legal gambling open to the 128 million Japanese residents are bets made on speedboat, bicycle and horse racing as well as lotteries. Pachinko, a Japanese version of pinball played in thousands of noisy parlours throughout the country, is not officially defined as gambling, because prizes must be exchanged outside the venues for cash. The Pachinko industry has also been subject to widespread criticism due to its alleged links to organised crime.

I believe that online poker is included in the restriction on gambling in Japan (I know you can play online if you're in Japan, but I don't know if it's actually legal to do so).  But if the casinos get the go ahead, I'm sure online poker would be part of any new legislation.  If that's the case, and online poker starts to develop in Japan, it will become massive over there. 

http://www.casinoaffiliateprograms.com/casino-affiliate-news/Japan-Considering-Legalizing-of-Online-Gambling.php

[Royal Flush]

I know of a site which has pretty much asian only punters, obviously ridic bad but it is rife with collusion and the like however can be profitable if you know who to play in a game like that, ever played Notts Gala?

I can try and get a link for you Tom.

[kinboshi]

This is about live casinos in Japan, a nation of 130,000,000 people who are largely a homogeneous market. 

http://casino.pokernews.com/news/2008/1/japan-legalize-casinos.htm

With the Macau casino industry booming year after year – Macau's casinos recently overtook Las Vegas as the world's gambling capital in terms of revenue – the Japanese government might be looking to keeping their gambling citizens at home, rather than forcing them to head to Macau for gambling holidays or into illegal and unregulated underground casinos.

There are many illegal backroom casinos littered throughout Japan, but under the current legislation, the only legal gambling open to the 128 million Japanese residents are bets made on speedboat, bicycle and horse racing as well as lotteries. Pachinko, a Japanese version of pinball played in thousands of noisy parlours throughout the country, is not officially defined as gambling, because prizes must be exchanged outside the venues for cash. The Pachinko industry has also been subject to widespread criticism due to its alleged links to organised crime.

I believe that online poker is included in the restriction on gambling in Japan (I know you can play online if you're in Japan, but I don't know if it's actually legal to do so).  But if the casinos get the go ahead, I'm sure online poker would be part of any new legislation.  If that's the case, and online poker starts to develop in Japan, it will become massive over there. 

http://www.casinoaffiliateprograms.com/casino-affiliate-news/Japan-Considering-Legalizing-of-Online-Gambling.php

Thanks for that.  Be interesting to see how it develops.