I could be wrong but I'm of the opinion that if a Harrah's stepped into the online market, which they obv. will once they are legally allowed too, they will dominate the U.S. market in time.
It would seem to me they would be able to offer much more in term's of rewards then the current online site's could, plus potentially restrict what Star's and Tilt could offer in terms of satty's. Which would attract a bunch of recreational player's i.e. fish to their site which in turn would bring in the current online grinder's to the site.
I mean yea in our poker world Star's and Tilt dominate in term's of marketing but I guarantee that if you took a poll of the general public of where those companies rank in terms of brand recognition with Harrah's and their properties Harrah's comes out on top by a wide margin. And this is without considering what type of advertising/marketing Harrrah's might do when they launch an online site.
Granted we also don't know if Star's/Tilt would be granted license's in the first place or if they are how much they step up their marketing either....regardless it will make for some interesting time's if/when this all takes place.
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