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a terrible bet
Bad legislation may be especially common during an election year, but the Internet Gambling Prohibition and Enforcement Act passed 317-93 last month by the House is in a class by itself. The bill is simultaneously impractical, hypocritical and just plain confused. The measure would clarify the 1961 Federal Wire Act by banning the use of credit or debit cards to set up accounts with online...
Aug 16, 2006, 10:05 pm - LOTTOMIKE

"House panel backs Internet gambling limits
Looks as if it may be sooner than later. By ERICA WERNER Associated Press Writer excerpt House panel backs Internet gambling limits MAY. 25 5:17 P.M. ET A House panel voted Thursday to crack down on the $12 billion Internet gambling industry by applying federal prohibitions to games like online poker, blackjack and roulette. The legislation would amend the 1961 Federal Wire Wa...
May 26, 2006, 12:42 pm - konane

goodbye leach
While the rest of the US will be discussing the Democratic victories that secured a House majority and a potential Senate majority, most online poker players will be discussing a single victory; the one that unseated 30 year incumbent Republican Jim Leach. Leach was the sponsor of the House bill that became the Unlawful Internet Gaming Enforcement Act. With his stated goals of protecting American families and addressing a national security concern, Leach introduced HR...
Nov 8, 2006, 8:12 pm - LOTTOMIKE

like prohibition U.S. drive against internet gambling seen doomed
The Republican-controlled Congress hustled through a bill that outlaws US banks and credit card companies from processing online bets. It was signed by President George W. Bush this Friday. Internet service providers can also block US bettors' access to gambling sites, operated out of offshore tax havens but controlled by fast-growing companies based most notably in Britain and Canada. Republicans tucked the measure into a bill aimed at enhancing port security proclaiming...
Oct 14, 2006, 5:16 am - LOTTOMIKE

britain criticizes american gambling ban
Britain's culture secretary on Friday compared the U.S. crackdown on online gambling to the failed alcohol ban of the Prohibition as she prepared to host an international summit on Internet gambling next week. Tessa Jowell warned that the U.S. ban on Internet gambling would make unregulated offshore sites the modern equivalent of speakeasies, illegal bars that opened in 1920s America when alcohol was banned. U.S. Congress caught the gambling industry by surpr...
Oct 28, 2006, 7:46 am - LOTTOMIKE

waiting it out
like millions of others i'm sitting by waiting on word of what will eventually happen with online gambling.since february i've won nearly 5 grand in winnings online.it will certainly hurt if they outlaw it because i've made a comfortable living with it the past few months.i've been able to take an extra day off work each week which is a luxury i couldn't afford before.i think the government needs to butt out of this issue until they figure out a better alternative.i would be open to them regu...
Jul 19, 2006, 8:19 am - LOTTOMIKE

There Might Be Great News Coming For Online Gambling Supporters
hey todd i hope you don't mind me posting this but it made me excited to see this.in fact i've had a feeling eventually this would be a wild card the government would pull out to help put some money into the economy.this is a win/win situation because as you could imagine gamblers put billions into the economy. Online Gambling - US to Overturn UIGEA to Stimulate Economy: According to news sources in order to mend trade ties with the European Union and to potentially...
Mar 2, 2009, 2:01 am - LOTTOMIKE

when its bad its real bad
well last year the online gambling law was passed shutting down my money flow in the online gambling.then i thought well i'll just concentrate on tennessee lottery and now i hear they are going computerized.how much more bad luck is going to come for me gambling wise.i like the dogs over in arkansas and now there are problems with them wanting to get rid of the dogs and turn it into a casino.i guess i might as well throw in the towel....
Jul 18, 2007, 7:10 pm - LOTTOMIKE

"Gamblin' Man
Gamblin' Man By Keith Taylor Source Tech Central Station Daily The House of Representatives voted passed -- by a margin of 317 to 93 -- a...
Jul 29, 2006, 6:29 pm - konane

Online Casinos Run by New York, Other States Will Target Gambling Addicts
A new ruling that allows states to operate Internet gambling sites for profit wil...
Jan 5, 2012, 4:40 am - Starr920