BonusWhores.com not allowing visitors from 10 US states now!

[Uglyowl]

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We have freed 600,000 Iraqis of their lives.

Who wants to be freed next?

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Wonder if they can play poker in heaven. 70 virgins maybe? Poker, not if the U.S. government reaches that far? They probably think they do.

[kleath]

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Why are you doing this?

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Is that a serious question? They are protecting their asses.

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protecting themselves from what exactly?

It was my understanding that simply publishing information relating to online gambling is protected under the constituion?

Google "pipe bomb making" and am i sure you will find hundereds of usefull websites.

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You would be wrong

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Results 1 - 100 of about 2,420,000 for pipe bomb making.

So if even 1% are useful.....

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Referring to the affiliate sites being constitutionally protected not pipe bombs. My point was these states have laws against poker sites and affiliates and anyone in general who links to poker rooms. Its constitiutionally protected to TALK about illegal activities, not to link to where to buy them.

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So how hard is it to have your affiliate site read:

"Join FNFRISTPOKER DOT COM and use sign up code 'mysitename' for a $X bonus, sorry but you have to type it... links are banned."

and still get affiliate credit without having a "link"??

It's just links right?

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It's perfectly legal for Americans to be affiliates of poker sites. The prosecutor would have to prove you are specifically targeting Americans with your advertising. The internet is global, it's legal to put up a site and make money sending Europeans or Canadians to poker sites. And since your innocent until proven guilty they would have to prove your intent was to promote illegal gambling in the US.

The only affiliates ever prosecuted did stuff like put flyers on car windshields or some other crap offline.

If I'm wrong tell me cause I'd like to cover my own ass, but I'm pretty sure I'm safe.

[Marc H]

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We are currently trying to detect users from the following states: IL, IN, LO, NV, OR, SD, WA, WI.

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fer f##k's sake, Why?

Can you point me to one single solitary statute, state or federal, that makes it illegal for you to pass along this information?

Seriously. I'd really like to see it, and as a lawyer I have some ability to discern whether it is constitutional.

[MiJ305]

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We are currently trying to detect users from the following states: IL, IN, LO, NV, OR, SD, WA, WI.

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fer f##k's sake, Why?

Can you point me to one single solitary statute, state or federal, that makes it illegal for you to pass along this information?

Seriously. I'd really like to see it, and as a lawyer I have some ability to discern whether it is constitutional.

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this is just a way for them to wash their hands , just like porno sites do when they ask for your age...no big deal...

[kleath]

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It's perfectly legal for Americans to be affiliates of poker sites.

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Im telling you its not perfectly legal, in WA state for example it is a C class felony and at least one site has gotten shut down that resided in WA. Now of course they cant shut down an out of state site but as early June it has been illegal in WA. Constitutionally you could give an argument I suppose(I dont remember the right to affiliate with gambling venues as a constitutional right but w/e) but it is explicitly illegal in WA and FWIU the other states listed as well.

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We are currently trying to detect users from the following states: IL, IN, LO, NV, OR, SD, WA, WI.

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Can you point me to one single solitary statute, state or federal, that makes it illegal for you to pass along this information?


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WA state RCW 9.46.240

[Vern]

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Why are you doing this?

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Is that a serious question? They are protecting their asses.

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protecting themselves from what exactly?

It was my understanding that simply publishing information relating to online gambling is protected under the constituion?

Google "pipe bomb making" and am i sure you will find hundereds of usefull websites.

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You would be wrong

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Results 1 - 100 of about 2,420,000 for pipe bomb making.

So if even 1% are useful.....

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It is not against the law to talk about illegal activity. It against the law to promote it. Affiliates are not merely talking about illegal activities so BW's response is perfectly reasonable seeing as they are the ones potentially put in legal jeapordy.

You pipe bomb analogy found all those sites that discuss pipe bombs, but if there was a USA site promoting pipe bomb construction and making a profit off that promotion, it would not last very long.

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BW has sign up links to all the sites listed there. Therefore, they are "aiding and abetting" the poker sites in acquiring customers.