Quote Originally Posted by Dan Druff View Post
Shizzmoney, I actually agree with most of your post.

I do think you are characterizing me in a way as a corporate/government/law-and-order apologist, and I am anything but that.

I was the first person to call out the "we got a complaint from Belgium" story as BS. Not tha the Belgian complaint was necessarily a lie, but LOL @ them starting an investigation (and taking 18 months to serve a search warrant) because some anonymous Belgian e-mailed them about Seals.

I said that clearly some powerful interest -- most likely Caesars or Stations (Ultimate Poker) -- complained about Seals, and demanded action, especially given Micon being the lowest of low hanging fruits to bust right there in Vegas.

So of course they cover up who was really behind the complaint which made them took action, probably to protect future campaign donations, and instead blame the whole thing on a Belgian guy.

L O FUCKING L.
Agreed, and Daredevil I think hit it right on the head when he mentioned that he thought Ultimate Poker was the "snitch".

The Fertittas have had a history of complaining to government when their shit fails; like for example they hosted a hearing about internet piracy cutting into their business (and therefore, they claim, the fighters' "potential earn", which is LOL b/c UFC fighters get screwed on pay for the most part). They also have complained about taxes and union wages affecting their ability to run a business; the same business that is around 2 billion in debt last I checked (it was at 3, but they have de-levered like most casinos since 2007).

The ironic thing is that I think internet piracy has CONTRIBUTED to the success of the UFC (and in a sense, Fight Pass is an emulation of what torrent sites were doing with their content). A lot like internet poker (where people can have the ability, unlike in live card rooms, to play for pennies and run it up), people who couldn't afford PPVs but decent internet could actually watch the fights.

Please let the complaint from Belgium be from Daniel Negreanu. That definitely didn't happen but I'm pretending it did because the thought it might of, is fucking hysterical.