When I said that it was personal, I meant that the concept affects me personally, not that you were personally trying to harm me. Hell, you don't even know me so I really didn't think that you posted solely to hurt me individually. My wording could have been better chosen.

That being said, I'm still not playing the damn things.

While it probably isn't the best analogy, I'll bet the same "they're only in a few grocery stores so your job is safe" argument was used when the first few self-check outs were put in your local super market. I wonder how many jobs those machines have eliminated nationwide?

Back to Poker Pro or Poker Tek or whatever they are called. One of the biggest responsibilities of a live poker dealer is game protection. In your experience with the machines, what's to prevent people talking about the hand in progress (this is hard to stop even in a live game since everyone seems to do it and think nothing of it) or more blatent actions that would put the inexperienced player at a severe disadvantage? With no dealer, that basic level of protection is no longer there. Is there still a floorman to resolve disputes?