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What is the old saying that Former New York Giants' GM George Young said, "If it is not about the money, it is about the money and when someone SAYS it is not about the money, it is REALLY about the money." The moral stance is just a cover for the money. The US gov't is p!ssed bc they can't get their cut!

It is ALWAYS ABOUT THE MONEY!

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You're only partly right. Money is a factor, but it's mostly about the publicity. By introducing an anti-online gambling bill, a nothing congressman like Bill Frist gets his name in the papers, his face on TV and his name on the lips of various commentators who wish to sound out an opinion. The more controversy surrounding a bill like this, or an issue like this, the more it forces various politicians to take sides, and the more it benefits the person who introduces it. Lobbyists begin to show it attention as well, and with them comes the money from interest groups, be they religious right or groups like the NFL, NCAA or the B&M casinos. That part may be about money, but originally it's about some goof politician trying to get his name in the paper.

That's why I think many of us screwed up by writing letters to congressmen, or forming the PPA or whatever. The more we bring legislation to the forefront like this, the more likely it is to pass, because, like I say, it forces politicans to pick sides, and who is going to get negative press if they vote against illegal gambling? If the country had ignored UIGEA and said something to the effect of, "internet gambling, bah, who cares?" the whole legislation issue might have died a quiet death in commitee.