Effect of new house bill on internet poker?

[vabogee]

hey guys, i'm a total noob when it comes to politics, and I can't make heads nor tails of the obviously informed posts on this forum. Can someone just spell out in layman's terms what exactly this new bill means to the average poker player? Would it be the end? Or just another roadblock?

forgive me if this has been answered 10,000 times, but i couldn't really make much sense of the info swirling around in the newspapers and the forum.

[DavidNB]

Internet gambling will be banned

[Gregg777]

It will be nothing more than another speed bump, like not being able to use credit cards now.

[Bilgefisher]

It will be banned, but there is not a whole lot they can do or will do about it for now. Its to difficult to regulate.

[CitiMan]

The House vote will not effect the legality of online gambling. Just because the House approves some bill doesn't make it law, at least for now. It will still have to go through the Senate.

[vabogee]

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It will be nothing more than another speed bump, like not being able to use credit cards now.

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i hope that's the case. thanks for the responses.

[astrodon]

What 'house bill' are you talking about?
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Its to difficult to regulate.


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For one thing law enforcement would have to get a 'pen & trace' court order to monitor your internet usage - these are difficult to get even for real and important reasons. Of course there is no organization in the world better at 'black hat hacking' than the US Gov't. [img]/images/graemlins/mad.gif[/img]

[PantherZ]

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Would it be the end? Or just another roadblock?

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It wouldn't be the end.

People who are serious about playing would still find ways to transfer the money back and forth. They would then be playing against other serious players.

[guids]

what are the chances this bill will be passed?

[CitiMan]

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what are the chances this bill will be passed?

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In the House? Very good.