November 14th: House Judiciary Committee Hearing Thread

[Johnny McEldoo]

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I second that. Great job!!

[Fedorfan]

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[TheEngineer]

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Video is up on the House Judiciary site.

Video

Bryan Spadaro
Membership Relations, Manager
Poker Players Alliance

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Awesome jobs. Our opponents weren't messing around and we still took them.

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Goodlatte is an ignorant [censored] At 3:47:00 he states that minors should be able to play fantasy sports. Does he not realize that some are for thousands of dollars?

[Moemar]

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Thanks to the PPA for all your work.

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I second that. Great job!!

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Same sentiment. The work is appreciated

[KEW]

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Goodlatte is an ignorant [censored] At 3:47:00 he states that minors should be able to play fantasy sports. Does he not realize that some are for thousands of dollars?

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IRC doesn't he also say that fantasy is not gambling...I'd bet he does even know what a fantasy league is...

[Uglyowl]

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Goodlatte is an ignorant [censored] At 3:47:00 he states that minors should be able to play fantasy sports. Does he not realize that some are for thousands of dollars?

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IRC doesn't he also say that fantasy is not gambling...I'd bet he does even know what a fantasy league is...

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I think Mr. Goodlatte is just playing ignorant and knows exactly what he is doing.

I can see a conversation like the following:

Questioner: "Mr. Goodlatte, do you feel it is legal to bet $20 that Tom Brady will throw for more passing yards than Peyton Manning this weekend"

Goodlatte: "Well of course not, that's sports gambling, which is clearly illegal"

Questioner: "Do you realize that fantasy sports charge an entry fee (or wager) which the stats of professional athletes determine if you win or lose money sometimes in the thousands of dollars?"

Goodlatte: "humanahumanahumana" "But what if cocaine, guns, family, states rights states rights states rights"

[daedalus]

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Video is up on the House Judiciary site.

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Bryan Spadaro
Membership Relations, Manager
Poker Players Alliance

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I keep getting a DNS error. Any advice?

[Berge20]

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What we should try to get is a list of solid questions that a friendly member can submit for the record to the panel. So that if something doesnt come up, it can be gotten in writing.

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Now that most have had a chance to watch the hearing, anything in this area you suggest.

Not a guarantee it could happen, but worth considering.

[PPABryan]

Here is Annie Duke's Transcript from the Chat she just did with the Washington Post, it on the Post's Website now.

Annie Duke's chat transcript from Washington Post

Bryan Spadaro
Membership Relations, Manager
Poker Player Alliance