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02-09-2007, 03:30 PM
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Be Happy You Aren\'t Being Prosecuted
The DOJ could prosecute individual gamblers if they chose to do so. They have maintained all along that online gambling is illegal. Though the principal would be the online casino itself, the DOJ could prosecute individual gamblers through principles of aiding & abetting. The sheer number of online gamblers makes it prohibitive and highly unlikely (unless they find a tasty newsworthy target that happens to also be an online gambler), but it will all be irrelevant as I'm sure the congressional buffoons will manage to put their bickering aside long enough to strip yet another liberty from the citizens. For now, just be glad they don't have the dough to pursue individual gamblers.
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02-09-2007, 03:35 PM
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Re: Be Happy You Aren\'t Being Prosecuted
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The DOJ could prosecute individual gamblers if they chose to do so. They have maintained all along that online gambling is illegal. Though the principal would be the online casino itself, the DOJ could prosecute individual gamblers through principles of aiding & abetting. The sheer number of online gamblers makes it prohibitive and highly unlikely (unless they find a tasty newsworthy target that happens to also be an online gambler), but it will all be irrelevant as I'm sure the congressional buffoons will manage to put their bickering aside long enough to strip yet another liberty from the citizens. For now, just be glad they don't have the dough to pursue individual gamblers. [/ QUOTE ] O RLY?
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02-09-2007, 03:36 PM
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Re: Be Happy You Aren\'t Being Prosecuted
Considering that the US government has been caught altering Wiki pages, is it a stretch to believe that some of the bleating posters are government employees?
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02-09-2007, 08:02 PM
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Re: Be Happy You Aren\'t Being Prosecuted
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Considering that the US government has been caught altering Wiki pages, is it a stretch to believe that some of the bleating posters are government employees? [/ QUOTE ] Is there a story somewhere on this?
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02-10-2007, 12:55 PM
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Re: Be Happy You Aren\'t Being Prosecuted
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[ QUOTE ] Considering that the US government has been caught altering Wiki pages, is it a stretch to believe that some of the bleating posters are government employees? [/ QUOTE ] Is there a story somewhere on this? [/ QUOTE ]
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02-10-2007, 06:59 PM
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Re: Be Happy You Aren\'t Being Prosecuted
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Considering that the US government has been caught altering Wiki pages, is it a stretch to believe that some of the bleating posters are government employees? [/ QUOTE ] Yeah, like "stop fighting us guys, just be thankful we're not after you" Not too far a stretch, though I think it's more likely to be a religious right group or 12-step program trying to save us from ourselves
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02-09-2007, 03:42 PM
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Re: Be Happy You Aren\'t Being Prosecuted
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The DOJ could prosecute individual gamblers if they chose to do so. They have maintained all along that online gambling is illegal. Though the principal would be the online casino itself, the DOJ could prosecute individual gamblers through principles of aiding & abetting. The sheer number of online gamblers makes it prohibitive and highly unlikely (unless they find a tasty newsworthy target that happens to also be an online gambler), but it will all be irrelevant as I'm sure the congressional buffoons will manage to put their bickering aside long enough to strip yet another liberty from the citizens. For now, just be glad they don't have the dough to pursue individual gamblers. [/ QUOTE ] Where the laws are very clear that only BEING IN THE BUSINESS OF ACCEPTING BETS is illegal, there is virtually no chance of prosecution for the PLAYER, the person placing the bets. And that only applies to sportsbetting (at the federal level). I do hope you paid your taxes though, audits for big-time winners is a real possibility.
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02-09-2007, 03:50 PM
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Re: Be Happy You Aren\'t Being Prosecuted
I agree, there is a better chance of snow at the equator than any individual gambler being prosecuted because there are probably more online gamblers than illegal aliens. Just a hyper-technical look at aiding & abetting.
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02-09-2007, 07:53 PM
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Re: Be Happy You Aren\'t Being Prosecuted
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I agree, there is a better chance of snow at the equator than any individual gambler being prosecuted because there are probably more online gamblers than illegal aliens. Just a hyper-technical look at aiding & abetting. [/ QUOTE ] The highest point on the Equator is 4,690 m, at 00°00′00″S, 77°59′31″W on the south slopes of Volcán Cayambe (summit 5,790 m) in Ecuador. This is a short distance above the snow line, and is the only point on the Equator where snow lies on the ground. Guess we are all in trouble then
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