D.C. Council poised to repeal online gambling

Comment #17

psykomo — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 23:04:36 GMT

U got that won RIGHT !!!!!!!!!!!

nor do I like 2 ride them big BUG's out

2 eat with ME

Comment #16

rdgrnr — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 21:42:20 GMT

Whatsamatter psyko, you don't like them $12 hamburgers in DC

Comment #15

psykomo — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 21:07:26 GMT

uUu GOT 2 PASS IT 2 KNOW what u got!

WASHINGTON, DC is a great place 2 visit, but DON'T LIVE THERE

Comment #14

lchoro — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 00:41:58 GMT

Maryland Lottery appears to be the first state to put up an online lottery ticket purchase capability. They're expected to be uip within 12 months and budgeted for the web site upgrade in FY2013. Many states start their fiscal calendar on July 1.

http://baltimore.citybizlist.com/1/2012/2/1/Online-Lottery-Ticket-Sales-Expected-To-Start-Next-Year-Boost-Sales.aspx

Comment #13

rdgrnr — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 19:51:57 GMT

They don't care what he does as long as he keeps up the struggle for free stuff.

Comment #12

NightStalker — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 19:33:59 GMT

What's even more amazing is the fact that Marion Barry has a felony drug conviction and is able to hold a public office. He can't even vote, but somehow he can hold office?!?! WTF

Comment #11

rdgrnr — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 19:17:11 GMT

They took Democrat Nancy Pelosi's advice and Democrat Harry Reid's advice literally. With Obamacare and all the bailouts of the banks and Wall Street and the Stimulus Bills they said it was an emergency and there was no time to read it.

Pelosi said We have to pass the bill to see what's in it.

Sounds perfectly reasonable, doesn't it

Comment #10

Guru101 — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 17:00:52 GMT

They voted for something they didn't know they was voting for

Comment #9

WWWBUKTN — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 12:13:42 GMT

As long as I can start playing poker online again I don't care what they do.

Comment #8

MississippiMudd — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:45:36 GMT

It makes me wonder if these politicians are lazy, incompetent or just STUPID.

Why do we have to choose -- I vote for all three

Comment #7

Seattlejohn — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 22:45:44 GMT

They didn't know they were voting for online gambling as part of the budget? It makes me wonder if these politicians are lazy, incompetent or just STUPID. More than likely, they voted for online gambling (due to wanting more revenue for the area, or they were paid off to do so), and got handed their butts in public outrage against it, so they're scrambling to save face. I say toss the lot of them out and start again ...

Comment #6

rad242 — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 20:21:20 GMT

D.C. Council meet Hooked on Phonics

Hooked on Phonics meet D.C. Council

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JAP69 — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 16:45:00 GMT

Yep,

It is a laugh every day with the stupidity of some politicians.

Comment #4

Littleoldlady — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 16:11:03 GMT

No, they don't want to miss the opportunity to get their ticket punched. If it turns out to be a good thing, they want part of it and if they have friends , they might want to shift some those contract dollars to their friends. I just don't know how the council members didn't know what they were voting for..must have been in a foreign language like English.

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Cletu$2 — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 15:13:24 GMT

The council members are just preparing to run for higher office.They need to practice being stupid before taking the plunge.

Comment #2

dpoly1 — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 14:18:26 GMT

And they want to be the 51st State ......................

Comment #1

JAP69 — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 13:41:24 GMT

Several councilmembers have since said they did not realize they were authorizing online gambling as part of the budget bill

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There are too many bills passed or voted down in all levels of gov't as they do not take the time to fully read a bill and fully debate it. It is pathetic that we have this nonsense occur in gov't

D.C. Council poised to repeal online gambling

Lottery Post — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 13:27:39 GMT

After becoming the first jurisdiction in the nation to legalize online gambling within its borders, the District of Columbia is poised to repeal the program before it launches.

The strong backlash on the D.C. Council to the district's online gambling program has little to do with moral opposition to gambling. Instead, councilmembers are upset with the way it became law, saying they didn't realize they had voted to approve it.

Councilmember Jack Evans told The Associated Press on Tuesday th... [ More ]