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H.R. 4411 - U.S. House consideration
This may have been posted already, but it appears as though the full House of Representatives will take up H.R. 4411, the Internet Gambling Prohibition and Enforcement Act, next week. Probably Wednesday, July 12th, with a vote sometime that afternoon - watch the whole thing unfold on CSPAN!
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Re: H.R. 4411 - U.S. House consideration
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This may have been posted already, but it appears as though the full House of Representatives will take up H.R. 4411, the Internet Gambling Prohibition and Enforcement Act, next week. Probably Wednesday, July 12th, with a vote sometime that afternoon - watch the whole thing unfold on CSPAN! [/ QUOTE ] I'd suggest everyone make a it an important point to call their House Representative on the telephone about this issue before Weds. B. |
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Re: H.R. 4411 - U.S. House consideration
Leach; now there is a perfectly descriptive name for a politician/lawyer. F****** Leach!
It's probably just a little saber rattling cause some organization is not getting any blood money from enterprise. If those folks in Gibralter salt the back pockets of a few politicians and the 'problem' will go away - gaurenteed. Besides, how are they going to stop it: put keyloggers on every pc in America? Typical politician logic: they can't think past their pockets... I don't play online poker but if I did the legislation would not affect my playing routine at all. |
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Re: H.R. 4411 - U.S. House consideration
How doea this effect poker tax payers?
What I mean is, there are hundreds of thousands of players who pay ther poker taxes. Now if this were an "illegal" way to make money, who the hell is gonna pay taxes on it? Seems like the house is not seeing very far into the future. |
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Seems like the house is not seeing very far into the future. [/ QUOTE ] It usually doesn't. |
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How doea this effect poker tax payers? What I mean is, there are hundreds of thousands of players who pay ther poker taxes. Now if this were an "illegal" way to make money, who the hell is gonna pay taxes on it? Seems like the house is not seeing very far into the future. [/ QUOTE ] Corporations pay taxes too. And FWIW, I think the percentage of online poker players who report their winnings is extremely small. |
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Re: H.R. 4411 - U.S. House consideration
Even if its illegal just keep paying the taxes, the IRS doesn't care. They also are not allowed to share your financial information with any government agency. You could be the biggest drug dealer in Cali., and pay your taxes (yes they have forms for cocaine dealers) and the IRS would be happy.
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Re: H.R. 4411 - U.S. House consideration
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Even if its illegal just keep paying the taxes, the IRS doesn't care. They also are not allowed to share your financial information with any government agency. [/ QUOTE ] Just once, I'd love to see someone back up this claim. There is absolutely nothing stopping prosecutors from obtaining tax return information. Perhaps the IRS doesn't go out of its way to share such information, but prosecutors routinely obtain it via subpoenas. |
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Re: H.R. 4411 - U.S. House consideration
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Leach; now there is a perfectly descriptive name for a politician/lawyer. F****** Leach! [/ QUOTE ] He is a politician, but not a lawyer. If it makes you feel better, at one point he worked for Congressman Don Rumsfeld. He usually works on international issues (which makes me think he'd get the WTO angle on this, but I guess he doesn't). And by the way, he's far from being a "conservative" Republican. [ QUOTE ] It's probably just a little saber rattling cause some organization is not getting any blood money from enterprise. If those folks in Gibralter salt the back pockets of a few politicians and the 'problem' will go away - gaurenteed. [/ QUOTE ] Not likely. |
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Not likely. [/ QUOTE ] What rock do you hide under? Anytime there is money to be had - legally or otherwise - congress is interested. But now that the interests of the WTO is brought up, wht is more likely is in order to enforce such a rediculous law and others like them (like taxing the internet); don't be too surprised when the government(s) say the only way to get access to the internet will be through them. First the law, then the excuse, then the take over. Then what of Nevada, Atlantic City, Wagon Burner Casinos, State Lottery; why aren't they outlawed as well? |
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