We speak to Bryan Micon, chairman of SealsWithClubs, about the only worldwide Bitcoin poker room
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Bryan Micon
SealsWithClubs Chairman
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eGaming Review (eGR): What brought about your involvement with SealsWithClubs? Bryan Micon (BM): I’ve been playing professional poker for a little over a decade and I think I’ve played more than a dozen events at each World Series of Poker since 2006. I see the urge to gamble and bet against each other as a very human urge, particularly when it comes to poker, and it seems us guys in America are foolish by not providing freedom to gamble in the same way as, for example, the UK, where you can just walk into William Hill and place a bet. I play the World Series every year, and every year people come here from around the world and I always apologise for how foolish we look. I believe a lot of people in the UK look at Americans and say ‘look how stupid they are. They can’t ?re a couple of bucks onto William Hill and bet on the soccer match tonight.’ I also under ?[? H?[ \?H??] [??? [?\??X?Y\?8?$?x?&]?H?\?YH]Y? \?H??? ?x?&\???[?? ??HH?[?]\? ??H ?[? ??] ] ?H ?[[?\?[?]?HXY?YH??Y?K?H??? ]8?&\?H ? [\? ?Y?\?]????YH? H ?]\?[?]\??H?]]8?&\?[Y?[?\?\?K?Y?\??X????Y^H]?? ? H ?[? ?\?H ?H ?X[\?Y ?H ?X[ H?]?H ?;? Y? ?? \??H ???X\??]Y HT?\? H[?? H??YH?]?\? [YH \? ?Y[\? ?]?H\??Y ?x?&[H ????[??]? \ ?]?[?? \?H??YY?\?\??H[????];? [?[ H[\X? ?YK ?]H???H]?[??[???H\?]?H^H[???YK?x?&[H ?] [??\?H[?^H \?Y\?[? \?? ?]HY ?\?XZ?H^H[?^H ^Z[?? ??\? ?\??[Y[? ?[^H??? H[?\??] ??[?x?&[HX?H ?XZ?H[?^H???H?YH \?[??^H??Z[?[?H?[? ?Z\?H^H?[Z[ H\?H[?????????? [H [????X?? ? ?\??[Y[? ? ]\? ?] ?X[ HXZ?\?YH\ H8?$?]8?&\?^H \??Z]?\ [?\??Y? [?H ?[ ?[?[?H ?Y[? ]?] ? ?\ Y]?^H?H?X????Y^WH[? ?H ?\??X[ ??]? X??Q???] ?] ? [?H\\????H ?]8?&\?[ ?XY H]?Z[X?H ??[?H ??\? ^Y\????N??H\?H \?H?]??[? ^H8?$? ] ?\?[ ?^\? HYXK??x?&\?H H? H ?? ?YH?]??[? ??\? ?]H ?Y? ???[ ?Y? \?H\?HH[??[??\??]??[??[X?[?? ?]\? ]\?H ?\?H]X???H ?[YH]??8?$?\??][??[[?\? K ^K ?] ?]??H ?\?H ?X?{? X?[ H ?H ?[??[Z\?H]?\?H \??]?\?][???H??&] ?X?? \???[[???X][?[? ?H ??[??&] ?[X\?H]]?[?Y? ?HY ?X??] ?[??X??]]Z?H?? H?\?[??^ \?Y[??H\?[? ?X[Y?H[? \???? [?H?[? ?[?[? ?X??H??\H??X???[?HXX?[?K?^H ??\??\ ?[? ^H ??\? ?[???K?\??][?X]?K?]8?&\? ?]?X[ ?\?[?H [?? ]8?&\??? [?H ?[?] ??K??H[ ??]?HH??\]Y\?[??X\??YY??[X]H ???[[YH ] ^\?[??]??[??H??[\??YH?? ?^\? ] ?]x?&[H?[??\? L HY?[? L H[Y?[ ?T?]?? ?[]\?Z[?H ?]\?]8?&\?Y?[??? ?]?\?Y? ?]H?[Y]?H]?\?H [X[?\?\??\?[??\?Y? H?X? ]H?[Y]?H?[X?[??\??&] ???H ??[ ?^HY? ^Z[?? ??\?Y?Z[??XX??\????]??[??\? ??? [?H??&] ?[? ??H ?Y? ??H ?X[ H??XZ?]????? ???\? ?]H? H?\??]??[?[?[??]??[??] ?]???[??[?????\??K \?H\?H^?[??\? ???H[?\?H?\?[?\??\??[??H?]??[? ?[??X?[????H?\??[??H ??]??[?[??X??Y?Z[? Z?[??H ? ?XY??L??????Y?XY?^?[?K???B??