Massachusetts Casino plan would make online poker illegal

shamasotoole · #1 10-23-2007, 12:23 PM

Digg link is here:
http://digg.com/world_news/Massachus...s_Online_Poker

Basically, text from Deval Patrick's MA casino plan says that playing online would be punishable by 2 years in prison or a $25,000 fine.

I really wanted the casinos, but now I'm not so sure.

BH2O · #2 10-23-2007, 12:46 PM

When are the casinos going to get that online good for them. I would have never thought to play in a casino if not first playing online.

davidlong14 · #3 10-23-2007, 01:16 PM

...the government hates competition worse than the Mob...Mass. figures if they are going to cannibalize their FABULOUSLY LUCRATIVE state lottery with casinos they don't want even a crumb to roll off the table into on-line wagering...

Diana Ross Fan · #4 10-23-2007, 01:46 PM

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...the government hates competition worse than the Mob...Mass. figures if they are going to cannibalize their FABULOUSLY LUCRATIVE state lottery with casinos they don't want even a crumb to roll off the table into on-line wagering...

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Typical gov't hyporisy. A recent study showed that the lottery exploits the poor people far worse than casinos do.

shane88888 · #5 10-23-2007, 01:48 PM

I wonder what the Honorable Barney Frank has to say about this?

slamfire · #6 10-23-2007, 02:08 PM

Damn Republicans. Oh, wait....

[Phill] · #7 10-23-2007, 05:06 PM

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...the government hates competition worse than the Mob...Mass. figures if they are going to cannibalize their FABULOUSLY LUCRATIVE state lottery with casinos they don't want even a crumb to roll off the table into on-line wagering...

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Typical gov't hyporisy. A recent study showed that the lottery exploits the poor people far worse than casinos do.

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Only the vast majority who dont win [img]/images/graemlins/wink.gif[/img]

Chino Brown · #8 10-23-2007, 08:08 PM

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...the government hates competition worse than the Mob...Mass. figures if they are going to cannibalize their FABULOUSLY LUCRATIVE state lottery with casinos they don't want even a crumb to roll off the table into on-line wagering...

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Typical gov't hyporisy. A recent study showed that the lottery exploits the poor people far worse than casinos do.

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Only the vast majority who dont win [img]/images/graemlins/wink.gif[/img]

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Who's to say anyone actually does? [img]/images/graemlins/ooo.gif[/img]

iRockPoker03 · #9 10-23-2007, 09:43 PM

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...the government hates competition worse than the Mob...Mass. figures if they are going to cannibalize their FABULOUSLY LUCRATIVE state lottery with casinos they don't want even a crumb to roll off the table into on-line wagering...

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Typical gov't hyporisy. A recent study showed that the lottery exploits the poor people far worse than casinos do.

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very very true

Tomcruise · #10 10-23-2007, 10:51 PM

theyve passed law after law after law....its bunch of bs that never works.....look at the state of washington...im pretty sure u get the death sentence for playing online poker there, yet everyone still does, get these f-n governments out of my life now.