larsjones
07-13-2006, 03:03 AM
I think it's time we all took a step back and took a look at what's REALLY going on with the government and online gaming(namely poker).
There's no question that Texas Hold em, or poker(to us native texans, thank you), has taken the nation completely by storm. The american government is THE greediest institution in the world. They want a piece of what's going on with this huge "new" enterprise called poker. That's all it is.
They can try to outlaw it in the name of whatever they chooe, but this will NEVER be effective. Last time I checked, we had soldiers in Iraq. There's a guy in N Korea making a ton of noise over nothing, and somehow, poker finds its way to the forefront of affairs?
I don't see a need for panic here, nor will I ever. If I'm Partypoker, or any site, and I see this stuff happening, you know what I start doing? I get my software team working on a proprietary means of transactions. This way, it's a part of the oker software, and therefore, cannot be outlawed since it integral to my offshore venture.
I'm no lawyer, but I THINK this illustrates the kind of thing that will emerge should this obviously stuid legislation find its way under Bush's pen.
This reminds me of when the RIAA sought to outlaw the download of copyrighted music. We all know how that has turned out.
There's no question that Texas Hold em, or poker(to us native texans, thank you), has taken the nation completely by storm. The american government is THE greediest institution in the world. They want a piece of what's going on with this huge "new" enterprise called poker. That's all it is.
They can try to outlaw it in the name of whatever they chooe, but this will NEVER be effective. Last time I checked, we had soldiers in Iraq. There's a guy in N Korea making a ton of noise over nothing, and somehow, poker finds its way to the forefront of affairs?
I don't see a need for panic here, nor will I ever. If I'm Partypoker, or any site, and I see this stuff happening, you know what I start doing? I get my software team working on a proprietary means of transactions. This way, it's a part of the oker software, and therefore, cannot be outlawed since it integral to my offshore venture.
I'm no lawyer, but I THINK this illustrates the kind of thing that will emerge should this obviously stuid legislation find its way under Bush's pen.
This reminds me of when the RIAA sought to outlaw the download of copyrighted music. We all know how that has turned out.