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Old 11-16-2007, 10:23 AM
SZEppi SZEppi is offline
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Default Re: NPR Story: A Push to Legalize Online Gambling

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the widespread use of damage that religion did to many families

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fyp
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Old 11-16-2007, 10:40 AM
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Default Re: NPR Story: A Push to Legalize Online Gambling

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evangelical groups

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LOL religion

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Why don't they quote or talk to the Bible Thumping Professional Poker players, like Jerry Yang, Daniel Negreanu, or Chip Reese to name a few. A whole lot of Christians don't see ANYTHING wrong with playing poker.
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Old 11-16-2007, 11:39 AM
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Default Re: NPR Story: A Push to Legalize Online Gambling

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the widespread use of damage that religion did to many families

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fyp

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Didnt know the crusades were evil.
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Old 11-16-2007, 11:52 AM
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Default Re: NPR Story: A Push to Legalize Online Gambling

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Look, its not "illegal" we all know how to deposit still so whats the problem?? i don't get it.
wire the money in...
only people who should complain are those who used their parents credit cards and now can't.

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The problem is all of the general public (read: fish) THINK it's illegal and even if they understand the legal aspects of it they still can't easily deposit money. It dries up the games. If only us forums nerds know how to deposit and most of us play at least decent, where does the profit come from?
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Old 11-16-2007, 12:08 PM
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Default Re: NPR Story: A Push to Legalize Online Gambling

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Look, its not "illegal" we all know how to deposit still so whats the problem?? i don't get it.
wire the money in...
only people who should complain are those who used their parents credit cards and now can't.

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The problem is all of the general public (read: fish) THINK it's illegal and even if they understand the legal aspects of it they still can't easily deposit money. It dries up the games. If only us forums nerds know how to deposit and most of us play at least decent, where does the profit come from?

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from people who think they play decent and have read some poker books but don't actually know how to think about the game
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Old 11-16-2007, 12:17 PM
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Default Re: NPR Story: A Push to Legalize Online Gambling

yes but, not nearly as much as the general public would.
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Old 11-16-2007, 12:37 PM
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in europe, the spanish (or italian) entire soccer league had to be shut down due to the players gambling.


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Are you talking about a couple of Italian teams being demoted for match fixing? That's not gambling buddy. And no league got shut down.
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Old 11-16-2007, 12:54 PM
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Default Re: NPR Story: A Push to Legalize Online Gambling

Another NPR Story (with audio):

Poker Is Good for You, Professor Says

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Dave Hogan

The Bryant Park Project, November 16, 2007 · Harvard law professor Charles R. Nesson, famed for defending Daniel Ellsberg in the Pentagon Papers case, has a new cause: making online poker legal.
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Old 11-16-2007, 02:22 PM
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Default Re: As a sports enthusiast

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in europe, the spanish (or italian) entire soccer league had to be shut down due to the players gambling.


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Are you talking about a couple of Italian teams being demoted for match fixing? That's not gambling buddy. And no league got shut down.

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yes that might have been it im not sure but i knew it was a big scandal
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Old 11-27-2007, 02:07 AM
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Default Re: As a sports enthusiast

so you are referencing somehting you know nothing about, and are completely wrong.

to educate you:

1. no league was shut down
a. it was italy
2. players were not gambling
a. it was based upon the choosing of referees

that was still a huge scandal and the biggest team in Italy, Juventus (one of the most stacked teams in the world) got demoted. But that is a far far cry from a top three league being shut down for players gambling.
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