1. 2008-01-04 19:39:52

   Computerized, Automated Poker Tables Roll Out, World Yawns

   So check this out. It seems that a company called Lightning Poker is rolling out a completely automated poker table with touch screens and a computer instead of cards, chips, and a dealer. It's even got realistic sound effects for shuffling and moving chips. The attraction for your average card room is that they won't have to pay a dealer.

   Somehow, I don't see this getting big. There's a certain mystique in the riffle of cards and the clink of chips that the seasoned player will be loathe to give up. If you want an automated poker game, you can just play online. Perhaps newer players will go for it, but once the novelty wears off, I think people will want actual cards in their hands.

   Posted by Ethan at 2008-01-04 19:39:52

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Comments on “Computerized, Automated Poker Tables Roll Out, World Yawns”

1. • Posted by Jason M g 2008-02-26 23:06:04
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   • Don't ever trust a pro poker player's opinion on such things :p

2. • Posted by WeezerMoo g 2008-02-22 09:13:10
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   • I'm pretty sure these things will take off. I know if I was going to play live and I had a choice between a table with a dealer and chips where I get 25 hands an hour and an automated table where I get 75 hands an hour....I'm going to pick the 75 hands an hour. Yeah sometimes it's cool to have the usual experience, but in general, I would transition.