Illinois proposes to allow online poker to be run by race tracks

[mshalen]

Here is the link. Very strange happenings in the state legislature. They also want to allow bookies to take bets over the internet as well as construct more land based casinos.

http://www.dailyherald.com/search/se....asp?id=317377

[TheEngineer]

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Here is the link. Very strange happenings in the state legislature. They also want to allow bookies to take bets over the internet as well as construct more land based casinos.

http://www.dailyherald.com/search/se....asp?id=317377

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Sounds awesome! [img]/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]

[MiltonFriedman]

The money is there .... If I were not dead, I'd be on the next plane to Springfield.

[Orlando Salazar]

maybe they were the ones behind Frist...hmmmm.

[MiltonFriedman]

Tip of the iceberg .... There is a HUGE hole in the UIGE Act, expressly authorizing IntraState online gambling ...except on sports.

Contrary to the Frist Crew .... gambling is a cultural phenomenon for the US, it is an accepted way for a State to raise money, AND there is a huge unmet market demand for "legal" online poker in the US.

This Illinois bill will NOT pass, it is an 11th hour "crisis" posture, but it will gain momentum.

[1p0kerboy]

Hey Engineer,

Isn't this kinda what we don't want? I mean, the minute States start putting up their own online poker platforms won't it push us farther from us being able to play on a national/international scale?

[soulvamp]

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Hey Engineer,

Isn't this kinda what we don't want? I mean, the minute States start putting up their own online poker platforms won't it push us farther from us being able to play on a national/international scale?

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The minute that happens, it seems to me that it would put the US in an impossible position with the WTO. At that point, the US would have no choice but to accept the WTO's position or pull out of it completely.

[MiltonFriedman]

There is no multistate or federal lottery in the US, yet there is "Powerball", a lottery drawing aggregated among 16 (?) states.

Of all online games, poker is ideally suited for aggregation of different platforms in a networked room.

[Grasshopp3r]

There was a proposal in North Dakota to run an intrastate poker platform in 2005. It was shot down by an opinion letter from the Justice Dept. that gave the ND legislature cold feet and they did not pass the law.

Nevada passes intrastate poker and gambling a while ago, but has not implemented anything.

Illinois is more important than Nevada and ND combined due to its size. Maybe this is the answer. If they were to move forward with other states, it is possible that they could get something done.

[Orlando Salazar]

If it happens, i hope they use tiltware software with the ability to fold face up show one card, and request time extensions.