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spaceboy761 US spaceboy761 Veteran
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RE: Online Gambling Illegal?

Oct 9, 2006 10:39 PM. Post 11
The law is so watered-down and poorly worded that interpretation is going to be really important. Reading it now, it can be taken 100 different ways.
 
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popeye_007 NZ popeye_007 Pokah! addict
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RE: Online Gambling Illegal?

Oct 10, 2006 05:39 AM. Post 12
Theyre going to struggle. And even if they do have some success, there will be away around it...someone else will end up making money off it eventually...new technology, refined processes...whatever...they'l struggle. I just cant see orgainisations rolling over and surrending.

who knows though...stranger things...very strang things...happen...
 
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Simon61 US Simon61 Enthusiast
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RE: Online Gambling Illegal?

Oct 13, 2006 04:04 PM. Post 13
I never thought I'd say this, but maybe it's time we voted all these right-wing Christian-right-loving SOB's out of office. Maybe if they lose in the next elections, the law will be loosely enforced.
 
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spaceboy761 US spaceboy761 Veteran
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RE: Online Gambling Illegal?

Oct 13, 2006 04:52 PM. Post 14
Simon? A right-wing Jew? That's like finding a 5-leaf clover.
 
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spaceboy761 US spaceboy761 Veteran
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RE: Online Gambling Illegal?

Oct 14, 2006 12:26 PM. Post 15
OK, seriously. Everybody calm down. This is exactly what's going to happen:


Existing poker sites are run out the door.
American B&M's wait a liitle while just to not look like complete vultures and then open up their own gov't regulated sites.
Winnings there will be taxed accordingly to American laws.
The industry slowly returns to normal.



Think about how Napster was 7 years ago and how iTunes slowly filled that void with a different and much more business friendly structure.
 
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geiststaat US geiststaat Enthusiast
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RE: Online Gambling Illegal?

Oct 14, 2006 07:49 PM. Post 16
Well sort of, FTP and UB are still up and accepting new players. Lot's of freaking out in the PR lobby today, but I've played some today, so I don't think I've been blocked or limited to play-money games. I could be dreaming, of course. The sites that ride out the storm will dominate the landscape, while all the sites that shut down US ops will find themselves in second tier land. Party, the unquestioned leader of online poker is about to be surpassed by FTP and UB. My plans for serious bonus whoring days may be at an end though.
 
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meitiner ES meitiner Veteran
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RE: Online Gambling Illegal?

Oct 15, 2006 03:31 AM. Post 17
I think the block starts tonight. sad
 
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