Quote Originally Posted by bigred View Post
IP filtering is an easy way to show due diligence (hey gov'ment we tried to enforce your laws) without having to invest a ton of money into new technology and/or employee overhead for things like residency verification, etc.

I'm not saying its fair, just simple.

Also, @ your response to second quote, it was stated that the first thought is a hacked account...not the final conclusion. I think that is a fair and accurate statement.

I think a lot of your arguments, while they may be logical and probably makes sense, are very specific and may not make sense implementing from the perspective of a large scale company given the current state of affairs and industry regulation.
The trouble is that what we seem to be poised for is the French model. IMHO this is the most likely short term resolution of the current US problem, and that is the one several other countries have already adopted or are currently considering. This makes the business of the government and should at least partially content whichever poker rooms will be running the show. But what of us, the players? Is a secluded and partioned poker world what we want for the future? Don't think so. Although I guess it's better than nothing, I wouldn't want to settle for that without at least trying to get something going towards a truly global, properly regulated online poker world.