Party under attack by US government

[Relvin]

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This bill still hasn't gotten out of the judiciary committee so the committee would have to approve it, then the House of Rep. would have to pass it, then it would have to pass in the Senate, and then George W. Numbnuts would have to sign it. I personally doubt all this would happen. I just don't think legislators in general see it as that big of an issue. I bet it won't even get out of committee.

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If the bill does get shot down in this first stage, does anyone know when we would find out about it?

[mpslg]

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This bill still hasn't gotten out of the judiciary committee so the committee would have to approve it, then the House of Rep. would have to pass it, then it would have to pass in the Senate, and then George W. Numbnuts would have to sign it. I personally doubt all this would happen. I just don't think legislators in general see it as that big of an issue. I bet it won't even get out of committee.

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It would have passed in 2000 if not for Jack Abramoff. Let's just hope that poker is popular enough now that it won't pass.

[Turning Stone Pro]

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Ironic that the government-sanctioned powerball lottery and it's $365 million jackpot is plastered all over radio and tv these days. Guess gambling is ok with the US government as long as they make the profits and can charge a 50% rake.

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As much as I hate to say it, this country is going down the toilet.

TSP

[mdrudeen]

Follow the money - how many corporations make money off of Internet gambling?

How many stand to make money if Internet gambling is banned in the US?

How much money does the Christian Coalition have to throw around? How much of it will they dedicate to this?

Dead in committee

[HSB]

First, some schmuck introducing a bill is not an attack by the US government.

Second, this would be a difficult law to enforce. The only viable way methinks would be to get on banks and credit card companies to prevent the transactions in the first place, or to get on internet providers to block access to the sites...at which point someone offshore is going to come up with a provider proxy thingy to get around it.

Third, it is exceedingly unlikely that the justice department would be remotely interested in prosecuting individual offenders. Affiliates perhaps, but not players.

Fourth, it aint gonna pass.

Find out who your congressman is, and whether they are on the Judiciary Committee. Send them a short, polite letter informing them that you wont' be voting for them if they vote for this bill.

Follow up on that promise next election.

[kfellmy]

I have to agree with this. Bush says "We are to dependent on Saudi Oil, we need to cut down on our useage." He doesn't tell you that his buddies are the Saudi Oil guys.

My plan was to sell my condo and move to Brazil...now Brazil has cut off access to the poker sites. Guess I may have to play in the Rio casinos (hope the European players that go there aren't like the B2B network).

[bigballz]

http://forumserver.twoplustwo.com/showfl...e=0#Post4785432
Vote if you wish, I'm curious to see what the majority here thinks, but I don't want to create 2 polls

[Bellagibro]

I long for the day when I can return to playing live poker. Can't wait for the hour long drives and 2 hour waits to get into a game.