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Online gamblers come in all different levels of expertise, and each has their own equipment that they use while playing online poker. On Black Friday, many online gamblers may be rushing to Walmart to pick up an eMachines 15.6 Laptop.

The laptop is on sale at Walmart for just $198, a bargain by any standards. The machine comes with all the capabilities that are necessary to access the Internet and online poker sites. The computer also runs quick enough to keep up with the action at the poker tables.

Professional online poker players usually have a set-up that includes several different computer screens. For those that do not like all their screens connected to one computer, multiple laptops may be used to keep several different games going at once. This is also a popular way to play tournaments online.

Laptops can be extremely helpful when gamblers are on the road. This past July, thousands of online poker players flocked to Las Vegas for the World Series of Poker. While these players attended for the live tournaments, once they were eliminated they were able to head back to their hotel rooms and log-in online.

Online poker has become so big among Americans, that lawmakers in several states are considering creating their own regulations. On a federal level, online gambling is still a taboo subject for legislators, although a push has been made in the past couple of years to change the current outdated laws.

In countries all across the world, online poker has become one of the most popular forms of entertainment. Countries that previously had online gambling prohibition laws in place have started to loosen their restrictions and set up regulated gambling systems.
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Manne wrote: Online gamblers come in all different levels of expertise, and each has their own equipment that they use while playing online poker. On Black Friday, many online gamblers may be rushing to Walmart to pick up an eMachines 15.6 Laptop.

The laptop is on sale at Walmart for just $198, a bargain by any standards. The machine comes with all the capabilities that are necessary to access the Internet and online poker sites. The computer also runs quick enough to keep up with the action at the poker tables.

Professional online poker players usually have a set-up that includes several different computer screens. For those that do not like all their screens connected to one computer, multiple laptops may be used to keep several different games going at once. This is also a popular way to play tournaments online.

Laptops can be extremely helpful when gamblers are on the road. This past July, thousands of online poker players flocked to Las Vegas for the World Series of Poker. While these players attended for the live tournaments, once they were eliminated they were able to head back to their hotel rooms and log-in online.

Online poker has become so big among Americans, that lawmakers in several states are considering creating their own regulations. On a federal level, online gambling is still a taboo subject for legislators, although a push has been made in the past couple of years to change the current outdated laws.

In countries all across the world, online poker has become one of the most popular forms of entertainment. Countries that previously had online gambling prohibition laws in place have started to loosen their restrictions and set up regulated gambling systems.
I was wondering if a netbook would have enough memory and cpu to run multiple games concurrently? ANyone using one for poker?
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lcid86 wrote: I was wondering if a netbook would have enough memory and cpu to run multiple games concurrently? ANyone using one for poker?
Man i seen these at walmart too.being not so puter savy i wasnt sure and didnt pick one up. fudge
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buzzmania wrote: Man i seen these at walmart too.being not so puter savy i wasnt sure and didnt pick one up. fudge
Before you run off to walmart and buy a cheapo emachine,consider buyin a computer from overstock.com.You can get a brand name Compaq or HP for about the same or even less for some.
I bought a 2nd puter,just as a backup in case something happened while Im in a good game.I got a refurb Compaq for $149,about a year n half ago.I added some RAM to it,but havnt had any problems.I even ordered it on a sunday,and got it that wednesday.I used the regula, cheapest shipping too.
So,if I ever need another computer,I will be getting one in the same manner for sure.
For the noobs,order a computer that comes with a restoration disk,so you can easily re-install windows on your puter,just in case.
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nightmoves44 wrote: Before you run off to walmart and buy a cheapo emachine,consider buyin a computer from overstock.com.You can get a brand name Compaq or HP for about the same or even less for some.
I bought a 2nd puter,just as a backup in case something happened while Im in a good game.I got a refurb Compaq for $149,about a year n half ago.I added some RAM to it,but havnt had any problems.I even ordered it on a sunday,and got it that wednesday.I used the regula, cheapest shipping too.
So,if I ever need another computer,I will be getting one in the same manner for sure.
For the noobs,order a computer that comes with a restoration disk,so you can easily re-install windows on your puter,just in case.
I was going to get one but I figured they ony had a few per store and I didn't want to go early and wait wait wait.... for hours.... in line. 😔

Maybe they'll have it again for Christmas? :confused:
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