Reid won't help?

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Soo.. a Republican politician told you he was on your side after voting against you, and then told you that it was also a Democrat's fault and you believed it.

Did he happen to mention how Reid could do it? I'm guessing not.

I'm sure Reid could burn a lot of political capital, and sacrifice a lot of other things to get it done, but "wave of a hand" is a complete lie.

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I'm reporting the incident as it was told to me. I would stand by the source absolutely. She and her husband are both poker players and had a conversation with Sen. Ensign. They sent a note via the waiter, first, and the Sen. stopped by their table on his way out. They told him their thoughts about the poker ban (you know what I'm saying) and he said he didn't understand all the ins and outs of the legislation. He gave them every indication that Sen Reid could make the problems for poker go away quite easily, but was not going to change anything with regard to the legislation. A simple rider attached to a bill that would give poker a carveout is all it would take, with Reid's blessing.

I think poker has simply gotten caught up in a mess that wasn't specifically targeting it, but it's done and we'll have to wait a long time for anything to change for the better.

Sad. I think it's really in the long term interest of the casinos here, as well as Sen Reid to change the situation. We'll see, I guess.