fyi....
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Hi AZK,
I don’t know if you have been paying attention to the Legislation forum recently, but there is a new wrinkle in the attempt to hinder online gaming that currently poses a very large threat to us.
Senate Majority leader Bill Frist (Tenn) is attempting to piggyback the internet gambling prohibition onto a bill that authorizes US Military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan.
This bill has passed both chambers entirely and is already in a Conference Committee.
This post tells of the latest news of the action of the proposal, pay extra attention to posts by Mr. K, Berge20, and Nate tha Great to get the best idea of what’s going on.
After reading this you’ll realize it’s now not only important for people to get in touch with their senators about HR4411, but their senators that are conferees on the the Department of Defense Authorization Conference Report, the bill that Frist wants to piggyback on. This makes our situation quite bleak as this bill will almost certainly pass no matter what is attached to it. However, members of the DoD are opposed to any other language being tacked onto their bill, and motivation from their constituents may help a great deal.
The conferees can be found
here.
The threat of our lifestyle being squashed is becoming much more real than most people realize, just brining this to your attention, as it seems not too many people know about it, I highly suggest reading this information and at your judgment consider posting a sticky on it in HSNL, as it may help our plight.
I apologize if you find this PM and request intrusive, but I strongly don’t want to give up the lifestyle that online poker has given me. I can only assume you feel the same way.
Thanks for reading.