Republican Presidential Candidates' Stands on Internet Gaming

[Ron Burgundy]

Why would Guiliani get go much $ from the gambling industry?

[TheEngineer]

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Why would Guiliani get go much $ from the gambling industry?

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My guess is that, as the only front-running socially liberal Republican candidate, he represents the best hope for gambling interests. Certainly better than McCain.

Also, the gaming industry regularly spreads a lot of money around.

[Skallagrim]

I have a lot of worries about Guilliani, he has an authortarian streak a mile long, and certainly would see no problem with extreme enforcement if he viewed online poker as illegal. But maybe we can convince him that poker shouldn't be illegal. I'll try and get an answer from him the next time he is in my area of New Hamsphire and let you guys know what he says [img]/images/graemlins/wink.gif[/img] (its one of the benfits of living in NH).

[Tuff_Fish]

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Also, here is another list detailing the campaign contributions received by each candidate from the casino gambling industry so far. Rudy isn't just ahead, he's way ahead.

http://opensecrets.org/pres08/select.asp?Ind=N07

Based on the info in this thread I would revise the grades thusly:

Paul A+
Richardson A-/B+
Rudy B/B-
Obama B-
Bloomberg C+
Hillary C
Edwards C
Gore C-
Hagel D+
McCain D
F. Thompson D-
Romney D-
Gingrich F
Huckabee F
Brownback F

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Look at how much lawyers and law firms are giving and to whom. John Edwards, our friendly neighborhood ambulance chaser followed by Hillary.

Tuff

[Moneyline]

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Why would Guiliani get go much $ from the gambling industry?

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I think it's too early to say. We should remember the even Bill Frist got money from the gambling industry.

[blutarski]

I like Richardson in general. He has cred in international affairs and definitely experience in the executive branch. He's smart, soft spoken, and would probably garner much of the hispanic vote.

Too bad he doesn't have a chance in hell.

[BigAlK]

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I think we need to be most concerned about politicans who feel gambling is some kind of moral evil (Brownback, Huckabee, Kyl, Bachus, etc.), for many reasons, including the fact that these guys tend to make up reasons (like money laundering, terrorist funding, etc) to ban gambling to obfuscate their real reasons for trying to ban our right to choose to play. These guys think God told them to make us stop playing poker.

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I suspect Romney belongs in this group. I'm pretty sure he's a Mormon. There is a reason Utah is 1 of only 2 states that have no form of legal gambling whatsoever.

[permafrost]

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I think we need to be most concerned about politicans who feel gambling is some kind of moral evil (Brownback, Huckabee, Kyl, Bachus, etc.), for many reasons, including the fact that these guys tend to make up reasons (like money laundering, terrorist funding, etc) to ban gambling to obfuscate their real reasons for trying to ban our right to choose to play. These guys think God told them to make us stop playing poker.

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I suspect Romney belongs in this group. I'm pretty sure he's a Mormon. There is a reason Utah is 1 of only 2 states that have no form of legal gambling whatsoever.

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I heard they have a lottery.

[BigAlK]

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I think we need to be most concerned about politicans who feel gambling is some kind of moral evil (Brownback, Huckabee, Kyl, Bachus, etc.), for many reasons, including the fact that these guys tend to make up reasons (like money laundering, terrorist funding, etc) to ban gambling to obfuscate their real reasons for trying to ban our right to choose to play. These guys think God told them to make us stop playing poker.

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I suspect Romney belongs in this group. I'm pretty sure he's a Mormon. There is a reason Utah is 1 of only 2 states that have no form of legal gambling whatsoever.

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I heard they have a lottery.

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The only lottery they have is driving to Idaho for Powerball tickets. A couple convenience stores on the border really appreciate it.

Utah and Hawaii have absolutely no form of gambling that is legal.

[permafrost]

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The only lottery they have is driving to Idaho for Powerball tickets.

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