Sporting News Radio PSA

[TheEngineer]

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It seems pretty clear to me what they are saying here:

http://www.fbi.gov/page2/june07/gambling060607.htm

The FBI in this statement clearly is taking the stance that playing online poker is illegal. And I can't count the number of times I've seen representatives of the DOJ -- FBI agents, prosecutors, etc. -- say that in no uncertain terms on CNN, MSNBC, etc.

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I was simply saying I hadn't heard the ad. I agree with you 100%.

[soulvamp]

I wasn't taking you to task, Engineer. Just clarifying the point.

Further clarifying, I'm not saying that it's correct or incorrect. That's debatable and ultimately would be for the judiciary to decide. What's not debatable is that the executive branch is clearly taking the public position that what we are doing is illegal and in this case has pressured Sporting News Radio to broadcast their message.

[TimTimSalabim]

I've been hearing these ads a lot over the past year or so because I listen to an SN affiliate regularly. There's one ad that talks about sports betting, and another that's specifically about poker. In the poker ad, they start off with a guy named Joey talking about how he's really into Texas Holdem and how he found out you can even play on the internet. Then another authoritative-sounding guy comes on and says, "Hold on a minute, Joey, the sites that offer poker games on the internet are in violation of state and federal laws, as are the people who play on them". Then they end with him saying to Joey "Is that a risk you really want to take?".

[tangled]

Isn't there an FCC rule that requires stations to give some ratio of time to opposing views on controversial topics that they air?

This is why cigarette companies stopped advertising on TV.

[flafishy]

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Isn't there an FCC rule that requires stations to give some ratio of time to opposing views on controversial topics that they air?

This is why cigarette companies stopped advertising on TV.

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You can have all the time you want if you want to pay for it.

But to address your question, I doubt that would fall under that regulation -- it's being presented as fact, not opinion.

[NeBlis]

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Isn't there an FCC rule that requires stations to give some ratio of time to opposing views on controversial topics that they air?


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your talking about the Fairness Doctrine And it is no longer in effect.

[mo42nyy]

This is a [censored] joke
I used to listen to SNR a lot and they had a ton of gambling ads. They also mentioned gambling sites a ton during the talk shows especially sportingbetusa.com. They would run SBUSA contests and have the president of the company on various shows a few times a week. They also emphasised how convinient and legal these sites were.

[tangled]

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Isn't there an FCC rule that requires stations to give some ratio of time to opposing views on controversial topics that they air?


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your talking about the Fairness Doctrine And it is no longer in effect.

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Thanks.

[Knight Vision]

I started this thread a while back based on the same PSA. It started an interesting discussion.

[TreyWilly]

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I started this thread a while back based on the same PSA. It started an interesting discussion.

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Man, I forgot what a [censored] Splawndarts is.