| The traveling poker player is far from a new | | | | managed to make their way into games at the |
| concept. American folklore tells of traveling | | | | World Series of Poker- and did quite well! A |
| riverboat gamblers. Kenny Rogers sings about an | | | | satellite broadband connection could mean playing |
| aged card shark giving life advice based on cards. | | | | poker in the crisp mountain air instead of a dingy |
| Today the World Series of Poker draws in | | | | smoky basement. |
| viewers from all over the globe. It's true that | | | | Satellite even offers a mobile broadband |
| there are people who suffer from gambling | | | | connection. A dish can be installed on an RV or a |
| addiction, but that doesn't change the fact that | | | | sailboat. In this way, the traveling poker player |
| most people manage to play and enjoy poker | | | | could really amp up their style. There's no need to |
| without any negative consequences. The game | | | | play games on riverboats in Indiana when you |
| has enjoyed a huge resurgence in popularity over | | | | could be sailing in the Caribbean with a Full House! |
| the past 10 years with Texas Hold'em. But who | | | | Access to a good game with good competition is |
| wants to spend their life living in Las Vegas? | | | | possible from anywhere. |
| Satellite Internet can allow anyone to tap into the | | | | Some folks may be concerned with the latency |
| online poker phenomenon, from any place in the | | | | issue. Latency is the momentary delay inherent to |
| world. A satellite dish can connect anyone | | | | a satellite connection due to physics. When clicking |
| anywhere to broadband internet. A connection is | | | | a button at your computer the signal needs to |
| possible in those places that lack the infrastructure | | | | travel 22,000 miles up to the satellite and then |
| for cable or DSL. All that's needed is a clear view | | | | back down at the speed of light. Believe it or not, |
| of the sky over the equator. Setting up a | | | | the delay only adds up to approximately a half |
| connection in the United States is easy. FCC | | | | second. It's barely noticeable in the end. It may |
| regulations dictate that a professional must install | | | | not make satellite the perfect vehicle for real |
| a satellite dish.+The provider will send the installer | | | | time gaming or equity trading but it wouldn't |
| to your home and set up the dish on an elevated | | | | interfere with a poker game in the least. There |
| platform facing the southern sky. The dish uses | | | | are also technological developments being worked |
| radio waves to connect to a geostationary | | | | on to minimize or eliminate this delay. |
| satellite over the equator. It provides an | | | | Satellite internet can provide a valuable broadband |
| always-on high-speed connection, which is possible | | | | connection for anyone. For a poker fan, it's a |
| to start using right away. | | | | wonderful benefit to be able to tap into the world |
| A poker fan can join into games from a Nebraska | | | | of online gaming. For everyone, it's wonderful to |
| farm or a mountain cabin. A retiree might enjoy | | | | be able to have a high-speed web connection: it's |
| the opportunity to play a little Hold'em every so | | | | educational, fun, and entertaining. |
| often. There have even been online players who | | | | |