Harry Reid pushing to legalize online poker for American casinos, horse tracks

Comment #35

betop25pcent — Mon, 13 Dec 2010 18:22:48 GMT

Personally I'm wondering if this does go through how the lottery will be handled. Naturally each state wouldn't want it if it causes them lost revenue which if you are betting on the lottery online that would do. However if it was Casinos to do this they could create their own lottery, (which I don't see happening) that could also cause lost revenue for each state that has a lottery. I think we will see taxes raised on any kind of internet sales and probably drastically if this economy doesn't p... [ More ]

Comment #34

flat creek*kid — Sun, 12 Dec 2010 04:04:04 GMT

I agree 100% hard working and i mean working people that actually get paid for a job that they were hired to do, those people are trying to support their families, their communities, their state and their country, and this new health care suxs. they are proposing to take the medical insurance that people paid for through their paychecks and make it part of you annual income, then you'll be taxed on your income, so you pay twice, once for your family, and once for the non-workers the ones with no... [ More ]

Comment #33

rock_nc — Sat, 11 Dec 2010 17:54:11 GMT

Dhimmitude -- What does it mean?

Obama used it in the health care bill.

Now isn't this interesting? It was used in the health care law.

Every day there's another revelation of what Obama and his fellow Democrats are doing to our country.

Dhimmitude -- I had never heard the word until now. Type it into Google and start reading. Pretty interesting. It's on page 107 of the healthcare bill. I looked this up on Google and yep, it exists. It is a REAL word. Amish and others are ex... [ More ]

Comment #32

betop25pcent — Fri, 10 Dec 2010 06:04:39 GMT

Bush had signed a law making transfers from banks to online gambling sites illegal. I am supposing that Reid is mainly interested in getting these casinos online because its what they want and if he wants their support this is a good way to get it.

It would be good for anyone who wanted to play online because of not only the ease of it but because you can get better odds. Lets face it the pay lines that the states are using are obscene, they really should be paying out more given the odds.

Comment #31

Tenaj — Thu, 09 Dec 2010 15:23:59 GMT

Where does playing offshore pick 3/4 online fit into all this political palavar

Comment #30

Stack47 — Thu, 09 Dec 2010 14:55:33 GMT

I assumed it meant all the sports betting the casinos now offer, but online through their websites; horse racing, football, baseball,basketball, etc. Some will have poker rooms, bingo, keno, and slot machines. Reid's bill will have to set up a National gaming commission to monitor and regulate them.

Comment #29

sully16 — Thu, 09 Dec 2010 01:05:52 GMT

My first impression was this for, Poker , horses and slots.....

Comment #28

Todd — Thu, 09 Dec 2010 00:59:58 GMT

I was thrown by that too. After reading and re-reading, I think it is intended to be truly online (over the Internet), but the licensing is something that casinos and horse tracks can do. Does anyone have a different take on this

Comment #27

JAP69 — Thu, 09 Dec 2010 00:00:58 GMT

Comment #26

LckyLary — Wed, 08 Dec 2010 23:43:14 GMT

To me, it's not really ONLINE play if the CASINOS only have it. True ONLINE would be from home via the internet. The problem is you don't know who's on the other end and if the whole thing is computerized (a familiar word here) then you don't know if you have fair odds.

Comment #25

Jordans121 — Wed, 08 Dec 2010 23:27:45 GMT

Keep your government hands off my government healthcare . People are so naive and stupid these days. They work so hard from young to old without never realizing what is happenening right in front of them. Its called the Status-Quo. If you let someone tell you that its wrong for you to get something you have paid for like unemployment insurance, you are therefore a detriment to society. Republicans are now trying to put Social Security in their back pockets. Its rediculous. Democrats are trying t... [ More ]

Comment #24

louise black — Wed, 08 Dec 2010 22:57:21 GMT

Completely this is something that they fail to see .

Comment #23

Jordans121 — Wed, 08 Dec 2010 21:55:57 GMT

Only a utopian who concocts fantastic plans for spreading medieval associations (such as the village community) to the whole of society can

ignore the fact that it is the instability of capitalism that is an enormously progressive factor, one which accelerates social development,

draws larger and larger masses of the population into the whirlpool of social life, compels them to ponder over its structure, and to forge

their happiness with their own hands.

The instability of capit... [ More ]

Comment #22

Todd — Wed, 08 Dec 2010 21:47:56 GMT

Oy. Have a nice day.

Comment #21

Jordans121 — Wed, 08 Dec 2010 21:44:44 GMT

Obviously, anyone who has read your two recent posts on this subject can determine where your political views resides. You played the victim card as described here You can label me as BS or whatever, but your inability to throw out any facts (like I did) makes your nasty-worded comments hollow and weak. When in fact I never labeled you as BS . That is a direct response to your opinion not YOU.

Secondly, I never referred to anyone as my hero so I guess thats your inability to throw out any fac... [ More ]

Comment #20

sully16 — Wed, 08 Dec 2010 21:39:28 GMT

Thanks Raven, If they ever have a reason to declare martial law that is exactly what we will have.

people are being stripped of their ability to stand on their own two feet and take care of themselves, to think for themselves. sad really.

Comment #19

Raven62 — Wed, 08 Dec 2010 21:23:00 GMT

Wrong on Both Counts: Dictatorship!

The ruler having absolute authority and supreme jurisdiction over everyone and everything

Comment #18

Todd — Wed, 08 Dec 2010 21:13:03 GMT

I agree.

Comment #17

Todd — Wed, 08 Dec 2010 21:12:46 GMT

Well, all I can say is that the majority of the voters in this country feel the same way I do. You can label me as BS or whatever, but your inability to throw out any facts (like I did) makes your nasty-worded comments hollow and weak.

I suggest being less of a cheerleader for your hero and more of a critical thinker.

Edit: By the way, a political party would have to be the one in power to be called a Fascist . I guess you can say the Democrats have been the Fascists, since they have held... [ More ]

Comment #16

Stack47 — Wed, 08 Dec 2010 20:44:32 GMT

Candidly, Barney Frank's legislation earlier this year was better.

In this months PBA news letter I read that Reid was getting involved with the online gaming bill and my first thoughts were it was about the Nevada casinos getting a piece of the action . It would be much simpler if Congress just passed legislation allowing all American business interests to get involved.

This biggest problem I see with Reid's bill is that it might create a monopoly forcing U.S. players to only play in Ame... [ More ]

Comment #15

Jordans121 — Wed, 08 Dec 2010 20:13:00 GMT

Wrong-Bush lowered tax rates, which started a big economic recovery

Wrong-health care plan, which 70% of the country said they absolutely did not want

Total BS- They just don't want a president that is trying to instantiate Socialism here. They don't want a president that thrives on class envy and class warfare. They want a president who loves capitalism, since it is responsible for creating the best, most prosperous country ever on this planet.

Socialism..... Wow! you really took... [ More ]

Comment #14

Todd — Wed, 08 Dec 2010 19:53:05 GMT

OMG, not the Bush lied crap again. Why not just say Clinton Lied , because Bush said exactly the same thing as Clinton.

In case you forget (which you seemed to), Bush entered office during a mild recession that started under Clinton (at the end of the dot-com bubble). Bush lowered tax rates, which started a big economic recovery, and then we all enjoyed several years of prosperity.

Then, under the Democrat Congress that took control in 2006, the housing mess started, with Congress instruct... [ More ]

Comment #13

Jordans121 — Wed, 08 Dec 2010 19:06:19 GMT

Dont forget we had a surplus before Bush got into office, Who then lied to America about WMD's, then proceeded to plunge us into two everlasting wars, now trying to sell us his book of lies and deceit. The american people did not vote to give rich people 700 billion in tax-cuts while further increasing our debt. Its a fact that the growing disparity of the wealthy and poor are destroying the middle class. BTW, Clinton was the one who signed in all that crap (deregulation) for banks which led to... [ More ]

Comment #12

inittowin — Wed, 08 Dec 2010 18:43:18 GMT

Ried ain't doing it for Americans , he's doing it for the people that saved his azz in the past election. That was the casino unions of Nevada.

There has to be a pay back and some pockets lined!

I'm all for online betting, but it is solely to enhance the casinos of Nevada.

Comment #11

Todd — Wed, 08 Dec 2010 18:32:42 GMT

Everyone has a right to their own opinion, but you seem to be throwing out a bunch of statements without a single piece of evidence to back it up. Care to name a single Republican who has been mean-spirited? What exactly was their mean-spirited act? I don't deny it's not possible that a mean-spirited act has been committed by a Republican, but I am curious to understand exactly what you consider to be a mean-spirited act.

The president was caving to the demands of the American people, who ove... [ More ]

Comment #10

louise black — Wed, 08 Dec 2010 18:27:04 GMT

Yes Todd , I am really upset right about now ,They( Republicans) have really been mean spirited lately,not that they have been warm and fuzzy in the past.They would let people go without bread on their table to have tax cuts for the very rich.The reasoning behind this are that the worthless blue dog Dems, which should really stop hiding their fear of being call what they really are( Republicans )behind Democrats.They help the Republicans hold up progress that a fact.That's the very reason the Pr... [ More ]

Comment #9

Todd — Wed, 08 Dec 2010 18:26:32 GMT

I agree, in that it's in the nature of the job to be dishonest. My only point with my last comment is that I am sick of people hammering Republicans, when the Democrats created the environment we now find ourselves in, with monumental multi-trillion-dollar debt (generational theft), and everything done in the past two years has HURT, rather than helped, the economy.

If the politicians are dishonest, WE can at least be honest. People who deny the wrongs of their party are just as guilty as the... [ More ]

Comment #8

Jordans121 — Wed, 08 Dec 2010 17:56:48 GMT

All of them are crooks. They all work for big business. Its the only job (government) in a America that one can get by blatantly lying to all of his/her constituents.

Comment #7

Todd — Wed, 08 Dec 2010 17:42:56 GMT

Gee louise, which Republicans have taken the bread out of the mouths of children? Seems to me the Democrats have controlled the Congress since 1996, and they have controlled both the Congress and the Presidency for the past two years. So if bread is being taken out of children's mouths, it would be the Democrats who have done it.

Comment #6

louise black — Wed, 08 Dec 2010 17:21:42 GMT

You people are such D--- hypocrites, make me sick always talking about the Dems and what their doing to maybe paid back their contributor. You never say anything about those low life snakes of Republicans that would take bread out the mouths of children and would let people be put out their homes. So don't get me started. If you like the ruling go with it and leave Reid out of your warp reasoning.Now you folks have a good day.

Comment #5

dpoly1 — Wed, 08 Dec 2010 16:57:25 GMT

I DON'T like Dingy Harry pandering for votes with this legislation.

He could give a crap about people ....... it is about HIS power.

If people want to play on-line poker ....... that is their business

Comment #4

sully16 — Wed, 08 Dec 2010 16:34:30 GMT

yep,

Comment #3

Todd — Wed, 08 Dec 2010 16:13:47 GMT

I like the idea of online gambling, because quite simply Americans should be able to spend their money however they choose.

I can't stand the whiners who come out saying Wah, wah, wah, it will prey on the poor, etc., etc. That's just plain silly. If those people truly want to help the poor , let them try to outlaw alcohol and tobacco first, because a lot more money is spent on those vices than gambling. They choose gambling as their evil product for some odd reason.

Anyway, the thing I DON... [ More ]

Comment #2

Stack47 — Wed, 08 Dec 2010 15:55:37 GMT

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

Comment #1

dpoly1 — Wed, 08 Dec 2010 15:31:29 GMT

Dingy Reid attempting to put his hand in the pocket of our Citizens Again!

Dingy Harry Reid

Harry Reid pushing to legalize online poker for American casinos, horse tracks

Lottery Post — Wed, 08 Dec 2010 12:58:37 GMT

Senator Harry Reid (D-Nev.) is reportedly taking a gamble that would change up the online poker industry.

The popular game may soon be run on the web by casinos in Nevada and across the United States, thanks to legislation being floated by the Nevada senators' staffers, the Wall Street Journal reported.

American financial institutions were banned from processing online gambling transactions in 2006, costing the industry billions in what has been a rapidly-growing American addiction worth... [ More ]