Party under attack by US government

[Bellagibro]

Seems like the US is stepping up measures to ban online gaming

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nf/20060218/tc_nf/41711

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Still, Rep. Goodlatte said that illegal online gambling adversely impacts the economy by draining dollars from the United States and serves as a vehicle for money laundering.

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It's not about morality, it's about money.

[somapopper]

I know there are a million threads about this, and I probably shouldn't encourage the proliferation, but this is the best article I've read about it. The most interesting part is the mention of a possible wto challenge to a ban. The wto usually seems to kick our ass when we break the rules, so that's a promising sign.

Distressing though, is that I never hear about any opposition which makes me think that this probably will get through the house and the senate (barring new developments).

Also, is this going to make playing a prosecutable crime or merely opperating an online casino? I can see it being made essentially impossible to fund your account or login, but if the shutting down of cardrooms in ny is anything to go by, I'd be a little surprised if they went after the players.

[mpslg]

"The bill would allow federal, state, local, and tribal law-enforcement officials to seek help from Internet service providers to remove or disable access to Internet gambling sites that violate the act."

This is the scariest part.

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The 2nd scariest part:

"PartyGaming, which reported revenues in excess of $600 million in 2004, said 88 percent of that money came from the pockets of U.S. customers."

[mpslg]

"Still, Rep. Goodlatte said that illegal online gambling adversely impacts the economy by draining dollars from the United States and serves as a vehicle for money laundering."

That's why you regulate rather than prohibit!

[young Nut]

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Still, Rep. Goodlatte said that illegal online gambling adversely impacts the economy by draining dollars from the United States and serves as a vehicle for money laundering.

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It's not about morality, it's about money.

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exactly.

[Jim Kuhn]

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The 2nd scariest part:

"PartyGaming, which reported revenues in excess of $600 million in 2004, said 88 percent of that money came from the pockets of U.S. customers."

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Didn't we give that much to Columbia to help them fight 'THEIR drug war'. I think we have spent like 400 times that much in Iraq? I also think we spent like $250 million to rent cruise ships for Hurricane Katrina victims? I think about three times the 600 million dollars was the amount of fraud debit cards handed out relating to Hurricane Katrina? I don't think the U.S. can survive without Party Poker's dollars?

Thank you,

Jim Kuhn
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[mpslg]

My point was that Party Poker can't survive without U.S. dollars.

[William]

Oh my god! This could be the end og online poker if they ban all the american fishes....
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