Is anybody else closing out their accounts?

[Albert Moulton]

I made a total of $9K at SSNL over 2 years. It's small compared to most of you, but I really really enjoyed playing.

This new bill is just too much, so I'm probably one of the first to make a run on the bank at party poker.

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Party Poker:

Now that the United States has a bill about to become law that specifically outlaws on-line gambling, I would like to close my account. I have a bonus due to me, but I don't want to wait for it because it won't come until after that bill becomes law. Please keep all my party points, keep my bonus money, and close my account. I do not want to have an account with you. Hopefully we will get a law making doing business with you legal, but until that time I don't want to have an account in my name on your system. Please close my account and let me know when you have done so. At that point, I will sadly uninstall your software and wait for a more enlightened approach to gambling from our government.

Once again, close my account and e-mail me when you have done so. I think you run a great site and I will miss playing there.

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I realize that there is debate on whether playing, as opposed to funding, is illegal, but I think the spirit of the bill is very clear. The Congress of the United States wants gambling controlled by the states and plans to eliminate, as much as possible, the interstate and international gambling that goes on via the internet from US personal computers.

So, I plan to take my bankroll to the local card room once or twice a week.

The funny thing is that to pursue my hobby, the family-friendly congress is going to be setting it up for me to spend more time away from home, playing at higher stakes, and with smaller stacks (making skill slightly less important than luck) than I would playing .5/1 and 1/2 on-line. It's kind of ironic.

One last thing, I realize that the Democrats aren't exactly pro-gambling, but none of this would have happened without the Republican morality police in Washington, so I plan to vote for the Dem's from now on. Except for Arnold, our gov., of course, since he's practically a Dem in Rep's clothing anyway.

[chicagoY]

I think you're being premature with Party. They'd probably give at least 48 hours notice before absconding with funds, lol. Oh well, I won't be going to the Indiana boats though.
Additionally, you should consider that there's a major Democratic Morality Police too. It's called "political correctness"--except PC is amoral as everyone knows its tenets are a lie but they still mouth them.

[samsonite2100]

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Additionally, you should consider that there's a major Democratic Morality Police too. It's called "political correctness"--except PC is amoral as everyone knows its tenets are a lie but they still mouth them.

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How anyone could even indirectly defend the Republican party right now is completely beyond me.

[chicagoY]

I won't defend them, and I won't vote for them. The issue though is not morality, it's statism. Both of our two parties feel the same way at the present time which is that government is the solution to our problems. Government is the solution to very few problems and exacerbates them more often than it corrects them. They need to stay in Washington, drink, carouse, and leave the rest of us alone.

[Buzz-cp]

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Both of our two parties feel the same way at the present time which is that all they want to do is get elected and serve special interest groups, not the people.

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fyp

[Willie the Cat]

Both of our two parties combine to make one party - the Government Party. I haven't voted for either of them in years. I vote libertarian. People have told me that's wasting my vote. I believe voting Republican or Democrat is wasting my vote.

[MaverickUSC]

Harumph. Vote libertarian. www.lp.org

If enough of us waste enough votes somebody's going to notice.

Bryan

[MicroBob]

not voting for the candidate or party who you think would best represent you would be wasting your vote.

[chicagoY]

"The port security and Internet gambling legislation was approved 409 to 2 in the House and on a voice vote in the Senate early today, as lawmakers rushed to leave Washington for their fall reelection campaigns. Senate Republican and Democratic leaders announced it would be passed by voice vote after the House's late-night vote."

=NONPARTISAN!!!!!!

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"The port security and Internet gambling legislation was approved 409 to 2 in the House and on a voice vote in the Senate early today, as lawmakers rushed to leave Washington for their fall reelection campaigns. Senate Republican and Democratic leaders announced it would be passed by voice vote after the House's late-night vote."

=NONPARTISAN!!!!!!

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Frist attached the bill, and he's Republican. He did it for moral reasons, and since the Republicans are now dependant on the religious right to have a chance to stay in power, read between the lines.

And Frist hopes to run for President. He legalized the lotto, but banned poker.

It's true Democrats have been on some moralizing crusades - if it can be "for the children", both parties are happy to go after it. (Look at their so-far-futile campaigns against violent video games) But I haven't seen much from Democrats in terms of telling adults what to do with themselves, whereas Republicans seem to want to legislate gambling, drinking, sex, sex ed, marriage, medical research, medical treatment, and so on. Their moral code should be your moral code. I was a Republican when they seemed to stand for smaller government and individual responsibility. They don't any more.