Posted on 10/02/2006 12:16:23 PM PDT by seacapn
bodog's parent is a multi billion dollar company. these are not all small companies.
Frist lost my Vote for 08
Some of these online casinos are publicly-traded companies in the UK; they are subject to pretty heavy government regulation over there. The US government could have had a chunk of that revenue in the form of taxes. But Congress sold out to horse betting interests and other land-based casinos, and so, here we are.
The legality argument falls flat on its face, since this gambling bill specifically allows internet horse-betting. That's because this law has nothing to do with law-and-order. It is about protecting campaign contributors.
Haha... law and order??? Whatta crock.... if you are here illegally... you can do what ever you want...
It is about protecting campaign contributors.
Hmmm... I see
this would make sense
Is Frist running for re-elect in '08?
or is he term limited (Contract With America)?
Whenever gambling comes up on the ballot in Ohio there is a lot of advertising about the evils of gambling. If you tract the funding for those ads back to their source you almost always find the horse racing business.
Remember, gambling is evil unless it is at the track, in the lottery or on an Indian reservation. < /sarcasm>
If American banks are now forbidden from doing transactions with PayPal, it isn't just the poker players that are going to be pissed off! PayPal is used for many legitimate deals that have nothing at all to do with gambling.
It's sad to see Republicans engaging in such heavy-handed big-governmentism. This is certainly one of the tactics that the Demo/Commies will use if they ever return to power (heaven forbid) - imagine them using this as an end run around the Constitution to make it nearly impossible for people to buy guns and ammo, for example...
At least I still have my booze.
For now.
I don't see how anyone could be prevented from setting up an offshore account in a financial institution not owned or controlled by the casino.
Then, conduct whatever financial transactions you want from that account. Congress will have a tough time eliminating foreign accounts because they're vital to conducting business. And so they can't ban transferring money to them or bringing money back.
This is a goofy law, but it has an easy workaround that's completely legal.
Let me tell you somthing. I am a Reagan democrat but I am certainley not a Bush republican.
Not only do i have the liberal Nazi's in my kitchen checking fat in my food I have the American republican Taliban on my fucking computer telling me I can't call a flush draw with money that I have earned and has been taxed about 4 times.
These son of phoney bitches like Frist,Kyle and the rest these right wing wackos will never ever get my vote again,and every dime that they say I saved from spending on poker will go to their opponents campaign fund I don't care it its Nancy Pelosi or Ted Kopechne,
This makes it official for me. The Republican party as it is currently constituted is simply too stupid to have deserved to retain power. It has been stumbling over its own feet in the last several months, giving the Delay and Foley seats to the Dems, getting divided on the immigration issue and now ... amazingly ... incredibly ... unbelievably ... right before the election they come out with a bill that reaches into the homes of millions of poker playing Americans and says "not so fast, we don't think you should spend your money on this."
I play at partypoker.net a few times a week. I really enjoy it. It's my own money. I am furious at the Republican party for doing this. These are the stupidest politicians I have ever seen.
I don't support it and I'm not a gambler.
I guess the Republicans would rather not have my vote this November... duly noted.
I'm not a gambler either.
Frist's seat is up for grabs, Between Bob Corker(R) and Harold Ford(D) TN.
And look at the fruits, like Foley and Kennedy who are making those laws. We're supposed to trust their judgement over our own??
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