why was this law passed?

[catalyst]

I know this is ridiculously early, but why haven't there been stronger pushes to regulate the online gaming industry within the U.S. With regulation, it would be safer for players, the US would have a better ability to tax the industry, and so on. Just seems like there are so many benefits to regulating, but there haven't been any legitimate pushes to get this going. I know the President hasn't even signed this bill yet, so it is early. But, why hasn't this been pushed previously, it seems logical that players wouldn't have a problem leaving a company based in Gibralter to play at a presumably safer site, governed by the laws in the US.

[Poker_Ace]

The exact same rationale would apply to legalizing drugs and the government has not done that either -- it makes too much sense.

[jrbick]

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Imagine the following hypothetical commercial ad in support of Frist:

"Congress tried to do something about internet gambling for 10 years, but instead of doing anything, the online problem just exploded. Internet Gambling destroyed lives. People lost their house with a simple click of the mouse. Even children were becoming slaves to the online gambling addiction. Someone needed to do something, but who would do it? Who would step up and take on this difficult moral challenge? Frist would!

Vote for Frist--he'll get the job done!"

--Paid by the Christian Coalition, Supporters of Frist for President.

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FFS WHY HASN'T THE THREAD ENDED AFTER THIS POST????


THIS TOPIC HAS BEEN DISCUSSED/MENTIONED A BILLION TIMES BEFORE. ANYONE WHO THINKS THAT ATHIS HAS NTHING TO DO W/ THE MORAL FABIRC OF OUR COUNTRY IS PRETTY MISTAKEN. IF HE CARED ABOUT THAT HE WOULD FOUGHT AS HARD AS POSSIBLE TO BAN ALL FORMS OF INTERNET GAMBLING. SO WHY'D HE KEEP PERSUING WHAT LITTLE HE COULD? SO IT WOULD MAKEA DIFFERNCE? PSHHHH. QUOTED POSTER IS DEAD ON. HERE'S WHAT'S [censored] SICK -- HE STANDS ABOUT ZERO CHANCE OF GOP NOM MCCAIN RUNNING. SO, TX A LOT FRIST. NICE WASTE OF PAPER. AT LEAST HEA HAS SOMETHING TO TALK BOUT NOW COME PRIMARIES. TX FOR PUTTING ME OUT OF THE JOB. REAL "CHRISTIAN" OF YOU. WHY DON[T YOU JUST GO AHEAD AND JUMP ON THE BANDWAGON WITH THE TELECOMUNICATIONS COMPANIES AND REGULATE THE REST OF THE INTERNET WHILE YOU'RE AT IT. [censored].

[antidan444]

That might be the first all-caps post I've ever applauded.

I'm really disgusted by my government right now.

[schroedy]

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I'm really disgusted by my government right now.

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Please. Vote them out! All of them!

[antidan444]

I plan on trying.

[breaktwister]

Frist did this for popularity? Thats the craziest thing Ive ever heard! LOL - this guy is goning to be running for Prez? Freakin' idiot has shot himself in the foot with this one I think.

I'd never heard of him before, but know I know that anybody voting for this man is an idiot.

[antidan444]

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I'd never heard of him before, but know I know that anybody voting for this man is an idiot.

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Unfortunately we have a lot of those here.

[Jooka]

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You don't think Harrah's, MGM etc all wanted this passed more than anyone?

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I think you would be dead wrong on this particular thought. Tournies will have less players due to less sattelites which means they dont gain from those tournies as much as they want to. Small time B&M's sure but the major players in Vegas/across the country, no way in hell they wanted this passed.

[jrbick]

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Frist did this for popularity? Thats the craziest thing Ive ever heard! LOL - this guy is goning to be running for Prez? Freakin' idiot has shot himself in the foot with this one I think.

I'd never heard of him before, but know I know that anybody voting for this man is an idiot.

[/ QUOTE ]

Well, believe it or not, some people actually have the values that he plans on campaigning with. Kind of a shame that all they'll hear is "I banned internet gambling" and nothing about what he didn't work harder to ban. American politics is way. way. out of control. It's not just Frist. Im done talking about this.


jrbick