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US House votes to kill Internet gambling
Carters Lake, Ga. United States Member #5406 June 29, 2004 1034 Posts Offline |
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However, the lottery exemption wasn't in the bill back in 2000. If it had been, Abramoff's client probably would have backed the bill. Online lotteries are exempted this time around at the behest of states. Taken from the article at the beginning of this thread ez    ........ in the long run........
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Atlanta, GA United States Member #1288 March 13, 2003 2632 Posts Offline |
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i also found this.....
Internet Gambling Bill Won't Pass Senate
Monday, July 10, 2006 5:43:47 AM ET
Dow Jones Newswires
0826 GMT [Dow Jones] The possibility of a combined Leach and Goodlatte bill on internet gambling getting through both the House of Representatives and the Senate during the current Congress is very slim, says an analyst. Reckons both Leach's and Goodlatte's bill will be combined with the earliest likely House of Representatives vote taking place July 10. Sees the bill passing through the House, a move which is expected by investors. But with only around 7-8 weeks left of Congress after that the bill is unlikely to be able to progress given the tight end of Congress legislation timetable in the Senate. PartyGaming (PRTY.LN) trades -0.5% at 107.5p, 888 (888.LN) unchanged at 208p. (DWE)
Talking heads say anything to capture a headline so they can gloat if they called it correctly ........ It's not over until the fat lady sings, and to anyone who has any interest in this bill I suggest you email, call your congress persons or take whatever slop they decide to dish out when special interests finish with them.
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Carters Lake, Ga. United States Member #5406 June 29, 2004 1034 Posts Offline |
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Online lotteries are allowed in the latest bill, largely at the behest of states that increasingly rely on lotteries to augment tax revenues. From CBS news.
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Memphis,Tennessee United States Member #8005 October 15, 2004 11291 Posts Offline |
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However, the lottery exemption wasn't in the bill back in 2000. If it had been, Abramoff's client probably would have backed the bill. Online lotteries are exempted this time around at the behest of states. Taken from the article at the beginning of this thread ez i might be wrong.correct me if i am.they are talking about state lotteries.however online lotteries that you bet on that are offshore where you bet on all states will be outlawed.
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Carters Lake, Ga. United States Member #5406 June 29, 2004 1034 Posts Offline |
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When asked one such site replied" we do not run a lotto. We allow you to wager on what the number will be in the state run lotto." ez ........ in the long run........
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Memphis,Tennessee United States Member #8005 October 15, 2004 11291 Posts Offline |
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When asked one such site replied" we do not run a lotto. We allow you to wager on what the number will be in the state run lotto." ez i wish we could get away with it but they will make sure no matter what that they are all shut down.i hope it doesn't happen......
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Carters Lake, Ga. United States Member #5406 June 29, 2004 1034 Posts Offline |
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They shut down drugs, didn't they? ez ........ in the long run........
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E-Town,Ky United States Member #3560 January 25, 2004 6348 Posts Offline |
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When did these big whigs worry about us poor working class people loosing our life savings,I don't think they worried to much when Enron and it's big shots really took all of it's employees life savings, then find Ken Lay Guilty and he conventiely died before he could be sentenced or did he,makes you wonder don't it,could work like the witness protection program I guess.
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Lotto City, Michigan United States Member #36658 March 30, 2006 1354 Posts Offline |
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LOTTOMIKE,
When people like YOU start thinking of Americans as "US" instead of as "we" and "them", this country might become a better place.
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The Carolinas - Charlotte United States Member #21960 September 12, 2005 4104 Posts Offline |
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Good to hear that. I was afraid that the government might have threatened to shut you down, too. The government we have now is worse than anything the British "oppressed" us with in 1776. We currently pay 40% of our income to state, local and federal entities. We can't afford gasoline, we can't afford food for our children and we are under constant scrutiny by the rising security state. If the American people don't stand up and condemn this current regime, we should apologize to King George III. He just imposed a small tax on tea to help defray the cost of fighting the French in the French and Indian War! Jefferson, Washington, Franklin, Madison and Adams are spinning in their graves!!! Orangeman  AMEN Brother Orangeman!! The North Carolina Education Lottery - so much a joke that here are their mascots: 
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The Carolinas - Charlotte United States Member #21960 September 12, 2005 4104 Posts Offline |
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I think this is very interesting....in my soul, I don't think it will pass. Not to mention the ISPs stand to lose a lot of money from unhappy customers. Which will be an opportunity for an offshore ISP to start, make billions from those who wish to have freedom in their Internet browsing. The North Carolina Education Lottery - so much a joke that here are their mascots:
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Chief Bottle Washer New Jersey United States Member #1 May 31, 2000 17054 Posts Online |
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Everyone who keeps saying that lotteries and horse racing are allowed under the bill, STOP SAYING THAT. Lotteries and horse racing are NOT included in the bill. Re-read the article at the beginning of this thread. It says: Reps. Bob Goodlatte, R-Va., and Jim Leach, R-Iowa sponsored the bill. They successfully beat back an amendment to strip out exemptions in the legislation for the horse racing industry and state lotteries. Goodlatte called that "a poison pill amendment," aimed at defeating the larger bill.
By continuing to say that lotteries are exempted, you are giving false hope to people.
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The Carolinas - Charlotte United States Member #21960 September 12, 2005 4104 Posts Offline |
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| Leave it alone | 50% | | Regulate it | 29% | | Outlaw it | 20% | |
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| No | 59% | | Yes, occasionally | 19% | | Yes, frequently | 18% | | Yes, just once | 4% | |
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I find it very interesting that people who have never gambled online still think that it's okay...just by seeing the numbers. The North Carolina Education Lottery - so much a joke that here are their mascots:
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The Carolinas - Charlotte United States Member #21960 September 12, 2005 4104 Posts Offline |
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That is another reason I think that it will be defeated, Todd...the horse racing and lottery lobby don't want this to be outlawed. The North Carolina Education Lottery - so much a joke that here are their mascots:
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Chief Bottle Washer New Jersey United States Member #1 May 31, 2000 17054 Posts Online |
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I was asked through private messaging about what happens next in the life of this bill. I'm going to answer here so everyone can benefit. For any questions that could benefit many people, I would prefer those questions to be posted in the forums, rather than thru PM. At this point, the Senate will draft their own version of the bill, then they will debate it, and then vote on it. If it passes, then representatives from the House and the Senate will meet and resolve any differences in the bills. Then it goes to the President to sign. The vast majority of bills get signed if they make it that far (President Bush has not issued a single veto so far). Ways that the process can fail: - The Senate does not act before the current session expires (in 6-7 weeks)
- The Senate doesn't have enough "yes" votes to put the bill through
- The House and Senate cannot come to agreement on differences between their bills
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