State's rights...

[krishan]

Would it be possible to have a state sanctioned online poker site that only allowed users from their state? If so I wish one of the Vegas casinos would get on it.

Krishan

[Nate tha\\\' Great]

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Would it be possible to have a state sanctioned online poker site that only allowed users from their state? If so I wish one of the Vegas casinos would get on it.

Krishan

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IIRC, the Leach bill would actually allow this. I am not sure whether this could be done now.

[MelchyBeau]

a site like that would fail miserably. Online poker sites do well for main reason of market size. When you limit it to a single state, it probably won't become worth it

[jamzfive]

Here's an issue I haven't heard raised thus far:

If the bill becomes law, isn't the federal government taking away a state's option to allow credit cards, etc. to be used to settle gambling debts incurred at gambling sites that might some day be licensed within a state?

[Freerollin`]

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Here's an issue I haven't heard raised thus far:

If the bill becomes law, isn't the federal government taking away a state's option to allow credit cards, etc. to be used to settle gambling debts incurred at gambling sites that might some day be licensed within a state?

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Yes, to a certain extent. But doesn't all federal legislation in some way take away from states' perogatives? We live with a dual government.

The internet is so expansive that it deals with all states, so it falls within the interstate commerce clause of the constitution, which allows the feds to regulate it.

[sebastiani]

Would a single state online site also be able to offer access to foreign players as well? That would open up the client base considerably.

[Gabe DV]

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Here's an issue I haven't heard raised thus far:

If the bill becomes law, isn't the federal government taking away a state's option to allow credit cards, etc. to be used to settle gambling debts incurred at gambling sites that might some day be licensed within a state?

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Fed gov't can regulate anything to do with interstate commerce. It seems impossible to me to have a poker site that only allows users to access it while in the state.

[CORed]

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It seems impossible to me to have a poker site that only allows users to access it while in the state.

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The state could require you to give a valid drivers license or ID number for that state to register. and check that name, address, etc. match the information for theat drivers license or ID. This would also make it more difficult for underage people to gamble.

[Nate tha\\\' Great]

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a site like that would fail miserably. Online poker sites do well for main reason of market size. When you limit it to a single state, it probably won't become worth it

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The games would be fine in all but the least populous states. If a state sets up an online poker operation, it might be a monopoly (NVPoker.com), or at least the number of licenses would be limited. Plus, state-sanctioned online poker would encourage many people to play that don't play now.