FullTilt and Pokerstars transfers should be added to the SBR Store

Lincoln73 · 12-20-10, 12:34 AM

brilliant f'n plan.

ttwarrior1 · 12-20-10, 12:35 AM

why when they are free unless u mean convert sbr pts to pokerstars money

Ace_of_Spades · 12-20-10, 12:47 AM

They should put in good brand clothes.

MortalLock · 12-20-10, 06:49 AM

Ya that would be sick

cobalt king · 12-20-10, 06:54 AM

I second this motion!

shari91 · 12-20-10, 06:54 AM

Why would SBR encourage you to go play poker elsewhere when they've invested their time and money to develop a poker platform here?

Not so sure about this idea of yours Taylor.

tltaylor89 · 12-20-10, 07:37 AM

Why would SBR encourage you to go place your sportsbets elsewhere when they have taken the time to create a sportsbook.

tltaylor89 · 12-20-10, 07:39 AM

To add to Sharis reponse it's not poker when the tables are open two hours a day.

shari91 · 12-20-10, 07:58 AM

Originally posted by tltaylor89

Why would SBR encourage you to go place your sportsbets elsewhere when they have taken the time to create a sportsbook.

Because darling there's a good chance a poster signed up for that book via an SBR banner. What does that equate to Taylor?

shari91 · 12-20-10, 08:00 AM

And to be clear, I'm not saying it's a bad idea as I'm sure there are several posters who'd love that option. I'm just saying I wouldn't be overly optimistic as it doesn't seem to make sense from a business standpoint.

Then again I've been known to be wrong before.

tltaylor89 · 12-20-10, 08:06 AM

Shari Sbr can easily advertise FullTilt and Pokerstars an reap the rewards.

shari91 · 12-20-10, 08:14 AM

Originally posted by tltaylor89

Shari Sbr can easily advertise FullTilt and Pokerstars an reap the rewards.

Sure they can. But do they want to? Do those companies even want SBR to?

I hope you get your wish as it seems to mean a lot to you. You do realise that you'd actually have to save up some points though to take advantage of this if it ever did occur?

tltaylor89 · 12-20-10, 08:35 AM

Originally posted by shari91

Sure they can. But do they want to? Do those companies even want SBR to?

I hope you get your wish as it seems to mean a lot to you. You do realise that you'd actually have to save up some points though to take advantage of this if it ever did occur?

I aware of the point situation Shari.

tltaylor89 · 12-20-10, 08:43 AM

Going back to your last statement Shari it would advantageous for Sbr to position themselves for the boom in online poker .When government finally gets around to the gambling revenue debate, online poker will most likely to be the first legalized

pavyracer · 12-20-10, 08:45 AM

TT go back to school and get a marketing degree.

tltaylor89 · 12-20-10, 08:51 AM

Why would I need a marketing degree Pavy?

spongerat · 12-20-10, 09:08 AM

agree, adding poker transfer is a great dea.

MartinBlank · 12-20-10, 09:13 AM

TT.....

Not to point out the obvious to a Sachs guy such as yourself, but the freeplays and sportsbook cash available in the SBR store are attached to companies that advertise on SBR.

Do you see a FultTilt banner or a PokerStars banner anywhere on SBR?

By offering such in the SBR store---they are giving away free advertising, why would they do that?

And what makes you think either one of those companies want to pay advertising dollars to SBR?

shari91 · 12-20-10, 09:14 AM

Originally posted by tltaylor89

Going back to your last statement Shari it would advantageous for Sbr to position themselves for the boom in online poker .When government finally gets around to the gambling revenue debate, online poker will most likely to be the first legalized

Yes that would indeed be awesome. And if/when online poker is legalized and the government is scrutinizing those sites more than they are already, it would be fantastic to have a big SBR banner floating around FullTilt. Because this site isn't already being hawk-eyed enough. Good thing this forum will be full of posters who solely play poker and not those who gamble on sports. Offshore. While living in the States.

Think taylor.

mrmarket · 12-20-10, 09:15 AM

I like the original idea. I cannot fathom why it hasn't been suggested before.

pavyracer · 12-20-10, 09:16 AM

Originally posted by tltaylor89

Why would I need a marketing degree Pavy?

How will SBR make money from poker sites like FT and PS? They make money with the sportsbook freeplays from the store on new members buying them from future losses as affiliates.

shari91 · 12-20-10, 09:19 AM

Originally posted by pavyracer

How will SBR make money from poker sites like FT and PS? They make money with the sportsbook freeplays from the store on new members buying them from future losses as affiliates.

Thank you pavy. Somehow my post on this to him went over his head. Was trying not to spoon feed him for once but bloody hell it's almost easier to.

tltaylor89 · 12-20-10, 09:36 AM

Pavy and Shari Full Tilt and Pokerstars give bonuses to people and advertisers who steer new people towards the site .Also not all books pay Sbr a percentage of house lose only a new player sign up bonus the model is the same Sbr becomes an affiliate and they get paid for steering people.Poker is
bigger than sportsbetting and there is money to be made.

tltaylor89 · 12-20-10, 09:39 AM

Martin Blank 97% of the stuff in the store is free advertising for companies like Burgerking Starbucks and others .Your statement makes no sense.

shari91 · 12-20-10, 09:53 AM

Originally posted by tltaylor89

Pavy and Shari Full Tilt and Pokerstars give bonuses to people and advertisers who steer new people towards the site .Also not all books pay Sbr a percentage of house lose only a new player sign up bonus the model is the same Sbr becomes an affiliate and they get paid for steering people.Poker is bigger than sportsbetting and there is money to be made.

Ok taylor. So for this thread to have made any sense at all, why don't you suggest to SBR that they become an affiliate for a poker site? Because I'm sure they haven't debated the pros and cons of this already and you would be breaking new ground here for them.

And then, should they decide to act on tltaylor89's ground-breaking suggestion and you start seeing poker banners show up around here after all of the negotiations take place, maybe then go into the Site Suggestion forum and start this thread then.

tltaylor89 · 12-20-10, 10:01 AM

Shari how is it a bad investment Sbr _John needs to come in here and explain why they are not pursuing a new revenue arm in online poker .Shari the ultimate goal of Sbr is to get traffic here to create unique user material that will attract more eyes .Sbr will reach for new revenue arms as top line growth slows.

tltaylor89 · 12-20-10, 10:03 AM

I'm reponsible for slot of the stuff you buy in the store the ideas I have are not bad or horrible this will be a hit.

shari91 · 12-20-10, 10:05 AM

Originally posted by tltaylor89

Shari how is it a bad investment Sbr _John needs to come in here and explain why they are not pursuing a new revenue arm in online poker .Shari the ultimate goal of Sbr is to get traffic here to create unique user material that will attract more eyes .Sbr will reach for new revenue arms as top line growth slows.

Taylor, then maybe that's what you should've asked him in the first place. Because suggesting Full Tilt cash in the store, as many have done before you, doesn't make much sense for SBR to pursue at this moment unless they've got the collective business sense of a turd. Someone buying a Starbucks gift card will still want to gamble. Someone buying poker cash IS already gambling and SBR won't be reaping any rewards as things stand now.

PDW · 12-20-10, 10:18 AM

I would be in favor of this.

MartinBlank · 12-20-10, 10:22 AM

Originally posted by tltaylor89

Martin Blank 97% of the stuff in the store is free advertising for companies like Burgerking Starbucks and others .Your statement makes no sense.

Of course my statement makes sense.

You are asking for SBR to provide free cash to play poker at a site that does not advertise on SBR.

Do you honestly believe a gift card for merchandise is the same as cash?

If you don't recognize the difference from marketing standpoint, then you need more help than I could ever have imagined.

What you are ignoring is this simple rule of 9's here at SBR. 99.999999% of the SBR posters are never going to redeem their points for anything of value. There is a little risk for anyone to start buying 42 inch tvs. Those that do, will either buy a free pizza or Sportsbook FP's and Cash. There is very little risk for John in this system.

Extending cash toward companies that don't provide any ad revenue is a losing proposition for SBR. It makes no business sense at all.

xyzky · 12-20-10, 10:24 AM

Originally posted by tltaylor89

Why would SBR encourage you to go place your sportsbets elsewhere when they have taken the time to create a sportsbook.

Great point tltaylor89 and it would be nice to have the Fulltilt and Pokerstars options.

shari91 · 12-20-10, 10:31 AM

Originally posted by xyzky

Great point tltaylor89 and it would be nice to have the Fulltilt and Pokerstars options.

Seriously you think this is a great point?!

I give up.

MartinBlank · 12-20-10, 10:31 AM

Originally posted by xyzky

Great point tltaylor89 and it would be nice to have the Fulltilt and Pokerstars options.

Again. SBR has advertisers that already offer poker rooms, Bodog comes to mind. Why would SBR offer FT and PS the play, when they could reward a book they already have a relationship with?

shari91 · 12-20-10, 10:35 AM

Originally posted by MartinBlank

Again. SBR has advertisers that already offer poker rooms, Bodog comes to mind. Why would SBR offer FT and PS the play, when they could reward a book they already have a relationship with?

Because Martin. SBR is a non-profit organization and they think those poker sites are kind of nifty so they're just going to send traffic their way to be charitable. Tis the season and all that.