Many of the lobbyists that pushed to outlaw Internet Gambling were working for the brick-and-mortar gaming industry. Others were advocates for the government, they didn’t like what they couldn’t tax.
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I didn’t even know about the existence of “professional poker players” in the same sense it would apply to, say, golfers. Do they get sponsors rather than gambling their own money?
Full Tilt is my favorite poker site. I play on it at least several times a week. I guess Obama does not like that he can’t tax all of that money. What a bunch of ingrates! Gambling away your money rather than letting me have it.
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This case, or 1 like it, will be in the USSC before too long. The US gov’t is scrammbling for things to tax & regulate. They will eventually get their hooks into internet gaming.
Poker is indeed a game of skill, though you’ll have an easier night if luck smiles upon you. And if you don’t believe poker is a game of skill, then let’s play! You might get lucky for a hand or two, but that’s about it.
Online players have their own hierarchy of champions, wannabes and losers, just as do “brick-and-mortar” live poker players. There are some huge online tournaments and there are online players who make a serious living at the game. Some consider online play to be akin to minor-league baseball, but I disagree. It’s real.
And the whole thing all comes down to freedom. Tax me if you insist but otherwise LEAVE ME THE HELL ALONE!!
That law suit last year was brought by Clonie Gowen.
She never lost, but the case against Full Tilt was dismissed.
http://www.launchpoker.com/women/poker-pro-clonie-gowen-loses-ground-in-fulltilt-lawsuit/
They go after people burning Korans, and Internet gambling, while terrorists are plotting our destruction.
Don’t it just make you sleep safely at night?