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Ruling by Justice Dept. opens a door on online gamblingNews Story
2012 may the year of widespread Internet lottery ticket sales The Justice Department has reversed its long-held opposition to many forms of Internet gambling, removing a big legal obstacle for states that want to sanction online gambling to help fix their budget deficits. The legal opinion, issued by the department's office of legal counsel in September but made public on Friday, came in response to requests by New York and Illinois to clarify whether the Wire Act of 1961, which prohibits
Dec 25, 2011, 2:33 pm - Todd - Lottery News

Three largest online poker sites shut down by FBIReply
ya pokerstars is up and running but friday they no longer let United States players play for real money just for fun ...I have 40 dollars in acount but cant use it ,,,,,,,they tell me my money is safe so i guess i will be cashing out all my chips soon...you could still play for money friday night on fulltilt but come sat morning i could no longer get on sight to play for fun even,,,,, it asked me if i wanted to update account which is common just about every day and then it said it couldnt downl
Apr 18, 2011, 11:07 am - Eighty0uts778 - Lottery News

Three largest online poker sites shut down by FBIReply
It's called bad News reporting! Pokerstars dot com, Fulltilt dot com, and Absolute poker dot com were all seized and shut down by the FBI. Their poker room sites never shut down and it's business as usual for everyone outside the U.S. I'm assuming you're playing for free money because Pokerstars won't let any U.S. player play for real money.
Apr 18, 2011, 8:10 am - Stack47 - Lottery News

Three largest online poker sites shut down by FBIReply
They performed illegal actions to keep their business running. Maybe Canadians are guilty until proven innocent but the U.S. Justice Department hasn't entered into the plea phase let alone a trial. What ever the poker sites did, it was to help Americans find a way to spend THEIR MONEY playing online poker. Those businesses are running fine today just without any American playing.
Apr 16, 2011, 4:21 pm - Stack47 - Lottery News

Three largest online poker sites shut down by FBIReply
Its illegal to play online poker in the US. If you mean to play online poker for money, it's illegal for banks and financial institutions to transfer or receive money. I read where several players have cashed out their accounts; I hope they realize the FBI is probably monitoring those transactions.
Apr 16, 2011, 12:53 am - Stack47 - Lottery News

Harry Reid pushing to legalize online poker for American casinos, horse tracksReply
Are you against millions of U.S, citizens choosing to play poker, bingo, and other games of chance online from the privacy of their homes?
Dec 8, 2010, 10:55 am - Stack47 - Lottery News

How online gamblers unmasked cheatersReply
If there is a way to cheat, someone will try and when the game isn't transparent to the players, it's easier for a cheater to do his thing. I saw the 60 minutes piece and was surprised that people would invest so much in a poker game that they couldn't see the dealer or the other players. I've always thought of the Internet poker player as players who just played for fun to sharpen their skills for a live game.
Dec 1, 2008, 5:47 pm - RJOh - Lottery News

Outlook for online gambling in U.S. discussed at conferenceReply
They sure take a long time to do it, 18 months.. I support online gaming if it is legitimate. Hopefully in Second Life they will also allow playing poker. My fear though would be, what if computers were on the other end controlling what cards are drawn? These games surely are drawn from a computerized deck, am I right? Just as for many good reasons you don't like computerized drawings, why all of a sudden are we in favor of computerized poker? The only way to do it is if it's a fair game (the ho
Nov 21, 2007, 8:07 pm - LckyLary - Lottery News

Stolen lottery tickets lead to bathroom standoffReply
Maybe he was in there playing poker and yelled I gotta flush. (sorry...groan)
Jan 10, 2007, 7:24 pm - justxploring - Lottery News

U.S. legislation likely just a speed bump for online gamblingReply
I agree with eliminating all computerized drawings. Including any online games that are computerized. The only thing that should be bet online is poker and other card games that are played against ONLY OTHER HUMAN PLAYERS! NOTE: There are several programs you can buy for very little money that you can play Poker at home vs. the computer or online human opponents. It's a lot cheaper than all the money that players lose online on all these blatantly fixed uncontrolled unregulated online casino
Oct 19, 2006, 9:17 pm - LckyLary - Lottery News