Re: What actual regulation do you want to see for online poker?
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Why regulate online poker and who is to regulate it? It's done a fine job regulating itself. Is E-bay supposed to be regulated too? And the entire Internet?
Online poker is not the government's business - it's not their jurisdiction. When sites like Party go public in London, they're being regulated over there.
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If you think eBay exists in some sort of legal vacuum, you're wrong. Do you want a clear legal course of action in case of a dispute between you and an online poker room, or do you want the current status quo? If I were an American who thought that Party had negligently allowed someone else who is U.S.-based to commit a case of identity theft against me, does that mean I need to go to London to sue them?
If I were playing in a brick and mortar casino, I most certainly would prefer playing in one which is subject to the rules and regulations of a gaming commission rather than one which is subject to no authority. Why would I feel differently about gambling online?
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