Internet access to gambling sites.........blocked or not?

bilyin · #1 10-06-2006, 05:57 PM

I am reading contradictory articles about this. Some say ISPs are required to block access to internet gaming sites. Other articles make no mention of this. This is a huge issue if it were true.

Jestocost · #2 10-06-2006, 06:01 PM

ISPs are not required to block access to Internet gambling sites under this law. Gambling sites are barred fro accepting wagers from U.S. computers/residents, but it is unclear if this actually can be enforced.

goat1 · #3 10-06-2006, 06:33 PM

I doubt they would spend the amount of money it would take to have every gaming site blocked. Also, as far as I know they dont even have child pornography sites blocked by ISPs and that is something even our extremely conservative religious friends would find reprehensible.

flafishy · #4 10-07-2006, 01:53 AM

That was something that was being bandied about in the Goodlatte bill, I believe. Not this one.

crzylgs · #5 10-07-2006, 01:57 AM

ISPs are not required to block access, but some sites are planning to IP-ban US customers of their own accord (read: Party).

AlexM · #6 10-07-2006, 02:01 AM

There is nothing about blocking access to Internet sites. If they did that, the First Amendment would come into play and the negative publicity backlash would help us quite a bit.

mhcmarty · #7 10-07-2006, 02:05 AM

There is language in the bill concerning hosting "links" to gambling sites but not IP blocking.

permafrost · #8 10-07-2006, 03:23 AM

I think an injunction can come from US district court saying an "interactive computer service" must remove or block access to an online site that violates the pending bill.

eigenvalue · #9 10-07-2006, 04:36 AM

I think there is no need to worry about that. Please read this:

http://www.cardplayer.com/poker_law/article/1446

Best regards

eigenvalue