So the former legal counsel to Frist is paid 700k to get it passed

[Berge20]

This is a big part of it too

I realize that many people don't believe good lobbyists don't deserve anything (I think the profession as a whole has to be catching up with lawyers as a most despised one) close to what they earn. While that may be the case and while you can also hire a competent person for far less (even if it is in the 6-figure range), having the former council for the majority leader in your corner is about as damn good as it gets.

That man can probably pick up the phone and talk to half the town, including Frist himself. Good snag on the NFLs part, especially since they are doing far more than just this gambling stuff.

[faustusmedea]

Exactly, the PPA probably did a decent job of making the rounds, but when you can hire one of the big guns from K Street, what you are buying is access.

IMHO, what the PPA should have done was take all the funds they received and sought out Stars, FT, Sporting Bet and any of the others and asked for matching funds. After that, they could have been the go between with a lobbying firm with muscle. I never understood why the PPA wasn't actively courting the other sites; or if they were, why the sites did not ante up?

[DeliciousBass]

The NFL is so lucky.

I have been pleading with my boss to allow the employees of our company to start flinging poo at our customers. I originally suggested dog dukes but since not everyone here has a dog, I said that maybe we could use our own dung if we brought it from home our maybe if we had a big lunch. My boss kept saying things like, "Our customers are the reason we're in business", all around douchey stuff like that.

Anyway, I'm just really jealous that the NFL has implemented my "fling poo at the customers" strategy. We'll see who's right now Bossman!

[ericicecream]

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What about the insider trading stuff?

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http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/9450770/

The investigation into the insider trading you just have to love. I think Bill Frist will not be our next president. He seems to carry baggage.

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This article is over a year old. I assume no charges were brought?

[ubercuber]

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I have been pleading with my boss to allow the employees of our company to start flinging poo at our customers.

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Hilarious! Too bad I already bought Sunday ticket or I'd boycott the NFL. Yeah right. This was probably pretty smart on their part to get this locked in without sweeping fantasy football in... most of us would have taken a bill that killed casino's and sportsbooks, and carved out poker. I guess they knew a law was coming eventually.

[Synergistic Explosions]

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What about the insider trading stuff?

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http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/9450770/

The investigation into the insider trading you just have to love. I think Bill Frist will not be our next president. He seems to carry baggage.

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This article is over a year old. I assume no charges were brought?

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There are many articles and commentaries posted about this. It's very interesting. Do a google.

As far as him being charged I doubt that will ever happen for obvious reasons.

[dlk9s]

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I don't think I can trust the information is this article given how completely wrong it is in certain regards. For example:

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The league makes millions of dollars directly from fantasy football, which is much more of a gambling endeavor than poker.

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I certainly consider poker to be a game of skill, but anyone that thinks fantasy sports is gambling is ignorant. To take that further and adamantly degrade the skill involved in fantasy sports clearly renders this article as highly biased garbage.

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I wrote the article.

I've played fantasy/rotisserie football and baseball for 15 years.

I play poker.

I never said there was no skill in fantasy sports. There is just less than there is in poker.

[Megenoita]

I don't understand why the NFL wanted this. What exactly are they gaining?