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Electronic Clearing House Distressed Over Legislation
The side effects of a little-known bill President Bush signed this month meant to curb online gambling is being felt all the way in the Valley. The Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act of 2006, passed by Congress in September, makes it illegal for credit card companies and banks in the U.S. to handle electronic money transactions for gaming websites. While it was designed to prevent kids from gambling online and help solidify previous wire tran...
Oct 22, 2006, 7:33 am - LOTTOMIKE

options dwindling,can't play online,tennessee computerized,what now?
well folks i hate that it came to this.i won't be playing tennessee anymore with their RNG nonsense.i can't play online anymore due to the gambling laws that were passed.which means i'm pretty much screwed lottery wise as far as playing. i'll still be posting on occasions but not as much.i hate that it came to this.two summers in a row i got real bad news as far as how and where i can play.last september the gambling laws were passed banning online gambling so there went that.now this s...
Sep 4, 2007, 8:03 am - LOTTOMIKE

internet gambling may have future in america with democrats in power
Close to the worst thing that could have happened to the internet gambling community occurred with the deceitful passing of the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act. The bill was signed into law by President Bush on October 13 and several big name UK companies instantly lost the majority of their income. The democratic take over of the House and Senate may be the best thing that could have happened to the internet gambling community since the UIGEA passed. Especially conside...
Nov 15, 2006, 7:05 am - LOTTOMIKE

federal reserve chairman frets over regulatory burdens
Internet gambling: Federal Reserve Chairman frets over regulatory burdens Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said Monday that bank regulators should search for ways to reduce regulatory burdens imposed on the financial system in the government's...
Oct 17, 2006, 7:01 am - LOTTOMIKE

watching and what for the inevitable
one week from today on september 29 the senate will take a break.then come back around november 13th probably through middle december or so for what they call the lame duck session wrapping up unfinished business.i've learned a lot about government lately due to my watching the process with the internet gambling bill which is why i wrote this in the first place.sometime here soon we will learn the fate of online gambling as we know it.gonna be a sad day if it does come to be banned.people lik...
Sep 23, 2006, 2:17 am - LOTTOMIKE

The steamroller
LottoMikes moving blog entry about the threat to online gambling and how removal of the right to do it will touch his life tells a far larger story than his own experience and the threat to his own well-being. Mike correctly points out, This online gambling prohibition goes over the top. The problem is that the historical, psychological and political processes leading to relieving the citizenry of the choices and responsibilities for freedom aren't going to stop b...
Aug 27, 2006, 9:51 am - Rip Snorter

CHEMISTRY lotto & Electrical/Solar Engineer Lotto (Solar Light Bulb): to the World: Very Important
It needs to be done...Some time in the next: 20 years...The earlier we start the better....Of all the lottos i ve asked you to do this is the most important.....And so is the good behavior lotto..., OF ALL the lottos i ve asked you to do this is the most important... DUDE PLEASE LISTEN...IT NEEDS TO BE DONE...You know, remember the 2 blogs p...
Mar 5, 2010, 5:43 pm - pumpi76

I keep telling my self man, Im living the GoodLife
Everything is working out the way according to my original plan. I said I was to have a job by October - check , to do well in college - check,...
Oct 5, 2006, 8:14 pm - TheTruth

Post some winning tickets / screenshots
I go to online gambling sites where people chat and exchange information and I've noticed people have screenshots posted of their wins. I would be nice if more people would upload images of their winning tickets and if they play online would take a screenshot of their winning infomation. I think it would be uplifting to all here at L.P....
Feb 23, 2006, 6:10 pm - fast eddie

it really is a shame
no matter what i do there is one thing that just refuses to leave my thoughts.even though i eventually got over the taking away of our beloved online gambling i am starting to think maybe i haven't.the thing that has me mad is the very thought that the government starts sticking their noses in every little thing and changing peoples lives as they see fit.your not allowed to smoke in public no more.restaurants can't serve certain yummy trans fatty foods.you can't spank lil junior in the store...
Feb 8, 2007, 1:03 am - LOTTOMIKE