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ninjia3x
10-27-2006, 09:56 PM
Is this true??

My friend told me today that his dad told me canada is drafting a version of its own online gambling ban.

any truth to this????!??

ahhhhh! thx.
MiltonFriedman
10-28-2006, 03:47 AM
The answer is still, no.
ASD99
10-28-2006, 04:01 AM
yeah if it ever happens it will be a longgg time
DavidNB
10-28-2006, 11:14 AM
The governement in power has already stated they don't view onlone gambling as a problem
DavidNB
10-28-2006, 11:17 AM
Why are you posting this in three different forums?
csi
10-28-2006, 12:44 PM
Canada is way too liberal to really give a [censored] about online gambling!
The government has too many other more important issues to deal with.

It will never happen.
TheZodiac
10-28-2006, 06:59 PM
The best thing to ever happen to Canada was a Federal minority government, it's very hard to pass laws with house majority votes.
Texibus
10-28-2006, 08:31 PM
ahem.... why don't you search about a 7 months ago what people were saying about the US ban ;]
blueodum
10-28-2006, 09:19 PM
It won't happen under current conditions.
Phil123
10-29-2006, 03:48 AM
[ QUOTE ]
ahem.... why don't you search about a 7 months ago what people were saying about the US ban ;]

[/ QUOTE ]But can the Canadian government use un-democratic methods to pass bills, i.e can they tag un-related bills on to other bills. This is the only reason the dictators in the US got it through.
DavidNB
10-29-2006, 08:10 AM
No, we do not attach bills to others. Almost always, the governement in power introduces the bill the want to pass and then it gets debated. I beleive it needs three reading in the house in order to pass.

There is zero chance of interent gambling to be banned.
Tuco
10-29-2006, 09:47 PM
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There is zero chance of interent gambling to be banned.

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While this is true, there is a private memebers bill that was presented in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario that looks to ban online gambling ads from all media. Of course, it's being driven by the horse racing industry and Woodbine specifically. Another amazing case of short-sightedness. Where do they think all the people that go to the track (and the casinos at the track) come from?

Doesn't look like it will pass, but the big media players take notice and it will probably do alot of harm even as it fails.

Tuco.