Online Poker Exodus

[SuburbanFarmer]

Apparently, there's a valid business model for relocating online grinders, after Black Friday. Always a silver lining, I guess. Check out the list of locations available.

http://pokerrefugees.com/

The pitch for Canada:

The United States’ kid sister is a lot friendlier to online grinders than Uncle Sam. And it’s next door. Need we say more?

If you are looking for an environment with less culture shock and more of the comforts of home, Canada may be the right destination for you.
Why Canada:

Everyone speaks mostly English (or Canadian & French)
20MB+ Internet connections
Close quarters with the US
Similar lifestyle to the US
Westernized culture
Poker Tour Stops and industry peeps around
Flexible tax laws on gambling winnings

What to Expect:

6-month maximum visa stay per calendar year
Lots of Canadians
Great live scene and lots of tournaments
A harsh winter
An overall peaceful environment and low crime rate
Some of the highest ranked “Best Cities to Live in the World”
Affordable real estate
Liberal locals
Socialized medicine
Secure banking systemine
Notably good education system
Fellow capitalist loving country

Locations:

Montreal
Toronto
Vancouver
Sarnia (medium-sized town on the border with Michigan)

[Montegriffo]

Is there no way to use an overseas IP address and bank account to bypass the nanny state?

[SuburbanFarmer]

Is there no way to use an overseas IP address and bank account to bypass the nanny state?

We can get to the sites just fine. The problem is getting money in/out of them. We have to wire money out of the country to do it, and the IRS likes to call people terrorists for this.

[Montegriffo]

Is there no way to use an overseas IP address and bank account to bypass the nanny state?

We can get to the sites just fine. The problem is getting money in/out of them. We have to wire money out of the country to do it, and the IRS likes to call people terrorists for this.

If only you lived in a Liberty nation.

[SuburbanFarmer]

Is there no way to use an overseas IP address and bank account to bypass the nanny state?

We can get to the sites just fine. The problem is getting money in/out of them. We have to wire money out of the country to do it, and the IRS likes to call people terrorists for this.

If only you lived in a Liberty nation.

I'm told that the only alternative to this is living in Somalia.

[Montegriffo]

Bet you can play poker online in Somalia.

[SuburbanFarmer]

Bet you can play poker online in Somalia.

you have to send signals in morse code, but yeah

Seriously tho, I can't even comprehend how long this has gone on. We just keep letting evangelicals walk all over us.

[Montegriffo]

Anyway from personal experience it appears you'd only be throwing your chips away.

[SuburbanFarmer]

Anyway from personal experience it appears you'd only be throing your chips away anyway.

Goddammit.

[Montegriffo]

Hey look, all I was able to win was bragging rights. You can't begrudge me spending them when I get the chance.