Proposed internet poker ban in MA

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Casino owners having a part in drafting the bill was what I assumed had happened all along. I seriously doubt that banning internet gambling was a provision that occurred to the governor's staff on their own. If they didn't write the provision themselves, the potential casino owners are certainly the ones who suggested its inclusion.

I think this angle has some potential for helping get the provisions removed or the bill killed entirely. I would rather kill the entire casino bill than have it accepted with the online ban included. After all, I'm not going to play at the new casinos very often anyway, given their high limits and ridiculous rake structure, compared to online. A 20% "entry fee" for a single table tournament is highway robbery, yet Foxwoods has plenty of chumps lining up to pay it.

Some serious pressure needs to be applied to the governor's office. We need to find out WHO exactly had a part in drafting the bill, and who suggested this provision. They will be evasive, so we need a NAME to nail them down with. If anyone has any idea of actual casino lawyers that did help in the drafting of the bill, then this could have some real legs as a news story.