[CincyLady]

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Why not take this opportunity and instead of complaining about the raids, work with your state representives to create a bill to change your states contitution to allow for card rooms, and have it put on the next ballot?

I'm sure there are enough poker players in NY that would be more than willing to sign a petition to have such a law/change to the NY Constitution put onto the ballot, that would allow for card rooms in NY (like they are in California).

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everybody sing with me... Daydream Believer....

The state is lobbying to get casinos on reservations and that didn't work out too good, that is a much bigger priority for them than Poker is especially since the Governor was part of the poker crackdown when he was the most powerful AG in the nation.

bad news, it wont happen. California was a fluke due to the court system, it wasn't legislated, and since that time California has adjusted their laws to keep new rooms from oepning.

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Well, as for me, I don't live in NY, but all I was trying to say, was that instead of complaining about how the law is, why not try to work as a group to get the existing laws changed?

I don't know of any state in the union, where a citizen can NOT work to get a proposed law put onto the books by way of ballot.

Many people simply work with someone who knows how to write law (IE: Their State Rep), then go out and get enough signatures of registered voters, to put the proposed law on the ballot.

If enough people in that state then want for it to happen, they will vote for the law to pass, and it will become the (new) Law.

With poker as popular is it is today, I'm really surprised more people don't use this approach to get Card Rooms leagalized in their state.

Many people view poker differently these days, than they do Casino Gambling. Where as a law allowing for Casinos might not be voted in, one that would allow for Card rooms just might.

BTW ... I love the song Daydream believer! [img]/images/graemlins/cool.gif[/img]

I might also point out that ... If not for many 'Daydream believers' putting action to their 'daydreams', we wouldn't even have this wonderful country called the United States of America.