taterhill Posted October 2, 2006 Posted October 2, 2006 Online Poker ban? Prohibition should be back on the books around 2008....funny how you will still be able to bet on horses...drop your entire paycheck on quickdraw...but I will not be able to throw a $100 into my PP account to play some poker in my own home....nice...
Dr. Fong Posted October 2, 2006 Posted October 2, 2006 I'm with you. I think all gambling should be legal. I'm sick of being told what I can and can't do based on other peoples' morality and the necessity to protect certain people from themselves.
smokinandjokin Posted October 2, 2006 Posted October 2, 2006 In a time where major world issues could have a heavy impact on the next fifty years for our country and the planet, Congress continues to bog themselves down in the tediousness of online poker and the use of 'God' in the Pledge. Both parties have been a joke and seem content to waste their own time. Unfortunately, it's unlikely that changing the names in November will result in any change in action. Same schit different day. By the way, this bill passed easily- 300-and-change to 90-something. Now the gov't has bought themselves some time to figure out how to regulate and (more importantly) tax the online gaming industry, which no doubt is the next step.
taterhill Posted October 2, 2006 Author Posted October 2, 2006 i can see a ban on bikinis on US beaches soon...THINK OF THE CHILDREN
Cheeseburger in Paradise Posted October 2, 2006 Posted October 2, 2006 Online Poker ban? Prohibition should be back on the books around 2008....funny how you will still be able to bet on horses...drop your entire paycheck on quickdraw...but I will not be able to throw a $100 into my PP account to play some poker in my own home....nice... 792497[/snapback] I think our politicians should have bigger things to worry about. I also think our casino lobbyists may have something to do with this legislation, as online gambling does have an impact on their revenues. I think that was hinted at in the article. I don't need the government telling me when and how I can lose my money, Ican do that just fine on my own. Gambling is going to be around, regardless of the bumblings of the US government. I guess we will have to just play poker in person, kind of like we used to ten years ago.
R. Rich Posted October 2, 2006 Posted October 2, 2006 I hate freedom. Sincerely, Politicians 792535[/snapback] They shouldn't hate.
Ramius Posted October 2, 2006 Posted October 2, 2006 The ban on online poker is complete bull sh--, but i think a lot of it has to do with the amount of fraud that takes place, so it kinda makes sense. If Jim Smith goes to vegas and blows jr's college fund, thats his fault, and he has to face the music. Now if Jim Smith goes online and loses 20K on party poker, he can just call up his credit card company and say..."My card # was stolen online and someone used it to play online poker." Now he's in the clear and only on the hook for $50.
taterhill Posted October 2, 2006 Author Posted October 2, 2006 The ban on online poker is complete bull sh--, but i think a lot of it has to do with the amount of fraud that takes place, so it kinda makes sense. If Jim Smith goes to vegas and blows jr's college fund, thats his fault, and he has to face the music. Now if Jim Smith goes online and loses 20K on party poker, he can just call up his credit card company and say..."My card # was stolen online and someone used it to play online poker." Now he's in the clear and only on the hook for $50. 792685[/snapback] I am sure it is not as easy as you make it sound...
KD in CA Posted October 2, 2006 Posted October 2, 2006 Does anyone have a quick link to a site that shows who voted for/against this? This might make my election day decisions very, very easy.
Helmet_hair Posted October 2, 2006 Posted October 2, 2006 I don’t think the bill will hurt online gambling, the credit cards will be processed at an autonomous clearing house or middle man that has no connection to the gambling house.
stuckincincy Posted October 2, 2006 Posted October 2, 2006 A Congressional "feel-good" piece of legislation. No legislature, no law - ever - has been able to prevent over - creduluous folks from getting fleeced and losing their money. For every gambling winner, there are countless losers...which is why the business exists in the first place...easy pickings.
Fezmid Posted October 2, 2006 Posted October 2, 2006 No legislature, no law - ever - has been able to prevent over - creduluous folks from getting fleeced and losing their money. For every gambling winner, there are countless losers...which is why the business exists in the first place...easy pickings. 792759[/snapback] But that's not the point - for most people, it's simply entertainment. If I win a few bucks, great. If not, I still had fun. How is it any different than spending a few bucks for some beers? This isn't about "protecting the citizens from addiction," it's about Vegas lobbyists paying government to enact this law, and is also about the fact that the government can't figure out how to tax it. No tax revenue = ban. CW
RayFinkle Posted October 2, 2006 Posted October 2, 2006 Online gambling is already against the law in the states, it just isn't enforced. This is nothing more than a "look were doing something" move to make everybody feel good.
Crap Throwing Monkey Posted October 2, 2006 Posted October 2, 2006 Online gambling is already against the law in the states, it just isn't enforced. This is nothing more than a "look were doing something" move to make everybody feel good. 792858[/snapback] Online poker. Mark Foley. Gary Condit. Keep online gaming. Ban !@#$ing Congress.
Chilly Posted October 2, 2006 Posted October 2, 2006 Online poker. Mark Foley. Gary Condit. Keep online gaming. Ban !@#$ing Congress. 792861[/snapback] The problem is that the internet is not a truck, it is not something that you can just dump something on, its a series of tubes. Online poker, obviously, fills up the tubes, so that when my staff sends me an internet I don't get it for a few days.
Fezmid Posted October 2, 2006 Posted October 2, 2006 Online poker, obviously, fills up the tubes, so that when my staff sends me an internet I don't get it for a few days. 792866[/snapback]
MattyT Posted October 2, 2006 Posted October 2, 2006 The problem is that the internet is not a truck, it is not something that you can just dump something on, its a series of tubes. Online poker, obviously, fills up the tubes, so that when my staff sends me an internet I don't get it for a few days. 792866[/snapback] That's right. All them poker chips clog up the tubes.
Fezmid Posted October 2, 2006 Posted October 2, 2006 http://yro.slashdot.org/yro/06/10/02/1817259.shtml
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