finnish RAY is planning to start offering online poker

[barto85]

http://www.hs.fi/kotimaa/artikkeli/R.../1135244741068

What do you think about this? the site would not offer any rakeback or bonuses, and it even isn't going to be open 24/7 another great example how well monopolies work!

I think this would get new players to try online poker, and the only reason I would play there would be all the fish. The site would be packed with bad players since nobody who know anything about poker would play there.
any thoughts?

[Wakke]

What do you think about this? the site would not offer any rakeback or bonuses, and it even isn't going to be open 24/7 another great example how well monopolies work!

IMO SvenskaSpel doesn't offer bonuses and rakeback but their rake is half from standard so it works like 50% rakeback. Nobody knows what kind of rake structure is going to be. Secondly Sweden had the same time limitation which later on was removed because players continued playing at other sites.

[Jsi]

Well I don`t think it is a negative thing in any case but the time limit is just lol!

[Jsi]

http://www.hs.fi/kotimaa/artikkeli/R.../1135245528344

More discussion about it. Well, at least they are NOT trying to block foreign casinos which would be totally ridiculous.