They've Finally Done It...

Yesterday might have been the day that poker changed forever. A major operation has finally gone rakefree. And the best thing about them is that they aren't even going to be charging a membership fee. No tournament juice. NOTHING!

Now I know what you're all thinking... this has been tried before. Zerorake.com. Dead. CardCrusade.com. Dead. What's going to be different with this one? Well, my friends... the difference is that we're talking about WSEX.com!

That name might not be big in the poker world yet... but it is one of the biggest sportsbooks/casinos around. They've been in the internet gambling business since the beginning. It was one of their head guys, in fact, who was the only guy ever convicted of the 18 USC 1084 wire act because he actually came back to NY and fought the charges. They are big and I can say with confidence that they aren't going to disappear.

In fact, they are the company that I lost those movie bets on... that's actually why they are going rakefree. They feel like offering free poker will drive a lot of traffic to their sportsbook and casino. I'm sure they are right on... especially if they keep offering poker prop bets... I put $200 down that Mizrachi wins CardPlayer POY.

This could be huge. It's almost like WSEX is flipping all the big cardrooms off. They're basically saying they are big enough and have enough arms generating revenue that they don't need their poker arm to be profitable... and they are using it as a loss leader.

I'm going to check it out and report back. But I'm going to find their tournament schedule and I invite everyone reading to join me in supporting rakefree poker by setting up an account and playing in a tournament this weekend with me. Please tell everyone you know about this big leap forward. They've provided the place... now it's up to us to make sure it stays.