rackmsuckr said:Nothing as esoteric as contracts and release forms. They were tax forms and contact forms.![]()
Ahhh.....taxes! Forgot about those forms.

rackmsuckr said:Nothing as esoteric as contracts and release forms. They were tax forms and contact forms.![]()
billlaur said:what kind of a boost to Kt give pool,a shot in the ass there have on ly been 3 tournaments ,4th know going on,count em 4 in almost 2 yrs, not a great track record,what will happen now?I see it as the great 8 ball escape...
blud said:It's very easy to sit on the side lines and complain about this and that, stating that this should of been done, or that. That's the easy part.
Come with the millions that Kevin has invested, then speak up, now you hcould possibly have room to voice your opinion., Then maybe, just maybe someone will take heed to your opinion.
No matter what happens the pool players have done well with, KT's money.
Before Kevin, formed the IPT, poolplayers had not much to play for. Just sort of a ring game. Over and over again.
If and when Kevin sells his end, so be it. No one in my opinion, needs to bash or ***** one bit.
Do the players and or the fans have anything coming? Not one cent. The players have played for more money than ever before. The fans got to see great talent playing for real HIGH STAKES, as never before.
All the players had a chance at big bucks.
Never heard of a fan much less a player putting up his two or three million, per event, to stage a tournament. Have any of you guys? Don't think so. Don't take my statements wrong, I love players and fans, just in this spot they have no *****es coming.
He is selling what he put together. Some will say he had nothing without the players. That's correct. However, what did the players have without KT and the IPT. NOTHING..........
Kevin gave our sport a huge boost. Good for him, and ALL of US, who make our living in the billiard business. I hope he makes a ton of money from the sale.
NO ONE, has ever put money into our sport as he has.
He wasn't gambling, he knew what he was doing. He's done our sport well. Good for you Kevin.
blud
blud said:QUESTIONS FOR YOU???????
1.- Well, tell us how many tournaments you have put on, not only in the last 2 years, but in your life time????
2.- How big were the purses worth? [ if you sponsered any at all]?
3.-How long have you been involved in pool?
4.- Is "YOUR TRACK" record at producing pool better than Kevin's???
5.- Did you spend more than 2 or 3 million per event to help pool as Kevin done?????
6.- Were you ever on the road and didn't know if you were going to be paid at the next tour stop, when you finished in the money????
7.- Do you put your cash up for an unknown profit, and just gamble your way through life, not knowing the out come?
8.- Last question to you sir, what do you do for a living?
9.-I see you as a no body who complains to complain, and has never had to work the up hill battle that most of us have had to do for the last 40 plus years, when POOL WAS NOT COOL. Am I, correct?
It's like I've said many times before, some just complain to be complaining. Those of us who depend on players, fans and promoters, do appreciate the likes of Kevin, and DO NOT appreciate the comments by you.
You sir, appear not to like anything he's done for our sport.
I'm proud to make my living, working for fans, players and promoters.
blud
DaveK said:Boy is this arguement getting old. If the controllers of AZ agree with you Blud (and the other who often uses this "you're not qualified to give an opinion" bs), then they should ban us all for not being in a position to hold an opinion. Why have a forum if nobody's opinion is worth anything ?
Dave, a fan, who sits on the sidelines and comments, just like fans everywhere .... where would any sport be without fans ?
facets58 said:Jimmy, you mean you're not the pope???
Boy, now I have to rethink everything![]()
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jimmyg said:Even if this $150M sale was entirely true, the benefits of this sale would go to KT and his inside group, not to the players or the fans.
Hello Dave,DaveK said:Boy is this arguement getting old. If the controllers of AZ agree with you Blud (and the other who often uses this "you're not qualified to give an opinion" bs), then they should ban us all for not being in a position to hold an opinion. Why have a forum if nobody's opinion is worth anything ?
Dave, a fan, who sits on the sidelines and comments, just like fans everywhere .... where would any sport be without fans ?
Jimmy M. said:It seems more likely that it was 150,000,000TWD, which equates to about $4.5M USD.
Up until now, I agree that KT and the IPT has been very good for the game and for the players.blud said:Selling the IPT, is no ones business but Kevin's. Kevin owns it.
Some will say it wasn't righfor him to sell it. Some will say it got sold before it got off the ground. Some will say it's not fair to sell it. Some will complain that this event or that event got cancled for any kind of reason they can think up, [knowing they were not pri] to the on goings with Kevin, and others in the know..
FACT, guys and Gals, The IPT has helped us all, no matter how long it was owned by Kevin.
He's selling a product he developed. Good for him.
Kevin has proven what he could do, and did do. No one else has proven a thing, with there opinions, about this subject.
nuff said, my friends
blud
PoolSharkAllen said:Maybe we'll see some IPT tournaments being held in Macau? ;-)
Macau may not yet be a household name to Americans but it appears to be an up-and-coming casino and gambling mecca. Consider the following excerpt taken from Forbes magazine:
Vegas of the East
Like most markets whose fortunes are tied to China's rapid growth, Macau puts up some staggering numbers. Three billion people live within a five-hour flight of the city, which is by far the region's biggest casino center. With $5 billion in annual gambling revenue, Macau is expected to take over the title of world's largest casino market this year.
"It's already bigger than Vegas, and it could be much bigger," reports T. Rowe Price's Fath.
As China grows richer and the government eases restrictions on travel, Macau is seeing its visitor numbers and gambling earnings soar. In the second quarter of 2006, Macau's gambling revenue was $1.6 billion, up 11.6% from a year ago. According to Goldman Sachs, full-year gambling revenue and visitor arrivals are expected to rise 15%.
Macau casinos also make more money per customer than do its rivals anywhere in the world. The average daily win per table in Las Vegas is about $2,000, according to Fath. Tables at the Sands Macao pull in quadruple that, he says, due to larger bets and more bets per table.
"The huge difference is that Chinese gamblers are more serious," says Fath
One thing for sure, we will see down line.PoolSharkAllen said:Up until now, I agree that KT and the IPT has been very good for the game and for the players.
However, selling the IPT to a gambling consortium of the likes of Stanley Ho's, may not be in the best interests of the players. It's too early to tell what the future of the IPT will be, but Stanley Ho's background leaves a lot to be desired.