Here's what I got from Ga Senator regarding HR4411...

[Jack Bando]

Are any of the holds known at this point?

[Leavenfish]

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A big lopsided house vote doesn't mean a damn thing other than the fact that the bill goes to the senate. I'd say that multiple holds (of which there is probably a serious one) and opposition from powerful lobbying groups would provide obstacles to the bill coming to a vote. I'm not saying it won't happen, but its not likely to happen. If even one of the holds is from a senator who is set on keeping this from coming to a vote, it will not come to a vote in September.

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Is there a senator who is "set on keeping this from coming to a vote"? Not one that I have heard of. So, sure, in theory there could be obstacles...but have any surfaced? Has any senator said they would prevent this from coming to a vote? If so...please name one.

---Leavenfish

[blueodum]

If this bill passes, maybe you guys should consider altering your national anthem: the part about "land of the free".

[mmbt0ne]

The state of Georgia does not support gambling on poker

[KKsuited]

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The state of Georgia does not support gambling on poker

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yeah, it's obviously a f'ing joke. It's okay to have a lottery game sponsored by the WPT, but online poker is illegal.

[dlk9s]

I saw that commercial this weekend down here in Joja. Yay hyprocrites.

[fishbutt]

I'm no politician, but why aren't all democrats putting a hold on this bill before elections? It seems like that's what would make the most sense for the party -- thereyby giving republicans less "morality" fuel for their compaigns. If this is clearly a political move by republicans to get some votes, then why don't the democrats stop them?

Also, with everything going on in the middle east right now, I would campaign like crazy using this against Frist. It simply means that his priorities are not in the right places. We have war in the middle east and a huge threat with Iran and N Korea, yet he's worried about a few people playing poker online?

Perhaps I'm simply too naive to understand true Washington politics, but it just seems like such a political move by Frist and yet nobody is calling him on it.

[Lawman007]

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I'm no politician, but why aren't all democrats putting a hold on this bill before elections? It seems like that's what would make the most sense for the party -- thereyby giving republicans less "morality" fuel for their compaigns. If this is clearly a political move by republicans to get some votes, then why don't the democrats stop them?

Also, with everything going on in the middle east right now, I would campaign like crazy using this against Frist. It simply means that his priorities are not in the right places. We have war in the middle east and a huge threat with Iran and N Korea, yet he's worried about a few people playing poker online?

Perhaps I'm simply too naive to understand true Washington politics, but it just seems like such a political move by Frist and yet nobody is calling him on it.

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Many Democrats support this bill. Most of the Democrats in the House voted for it.