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Oct 22, 2007, 2:41 pm

http://www.vnunet.com/vnunet/news/2200929/faces-100bn-fine-web-gaming-ban
Looks like the idiots in congress and the White House are going to cost us $100 billion for making online gambling illegal. I think it should come out of the pockets of everyone who voted for the ban first. I also have no idea why my previous post on this subject was locked. Last time I checked purchasing online lottery tickets is a large percentage of sold tickets in those countries that do it.
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Oct 22, 2007, 8:14 pm

Well, according to the Neocons, $100,000,000,000 is a small price to pay to keep Americans pure from the evil of gambling.

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Oct 22, 2007, 8:56 pm

"Panelists at a trade forum leveled harsh criticism at the US, focusing on a burgeoning trade clash between the US and Europe over Internet gaming.
The forum believes that the US could be liable for up to $100bn in trade concessions to European industries after placing illegal discriminatory trade restrictions on European gaming operators."
Sounds more like the Europeans are the ones losing $100B, the US is only going to lose it if it pays them what they think they lost without the US market. If they had come up with a way for the US government to track those transactions for taxes they would probably still have access to the US market.

* you don't need to buy every combination, just the winning ones *
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Oct 24, 2007, 10:52 pm

shows how stupid the leaders of this country are.
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Oct 25, 2007, 8:11 am

Quote: Originally posted by LOTTOMIKE on Oct 24, 2007
shows how stupid the leaders of this country are.

The European operators missed the boat....The ban would never have happened if the operators had lobbied our politicians and left some folding green on the politicians desks

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Oct 25, 2007, 1:56 pm

Quote: Originally posted by Badger on Oct 25, 2007
The European operators missed the boat....The ban would never have happened if the operators had lobbied our politicians and left some folding green on the politicians desks

Yes, they are stupid, because they are too greedy, same as the state lotteries are here, they might had sent some "donations", either under or on the table, some "heavy" donations as they were making way too much money.
They wanted either all or nothing and got nothing.
C’est la vie!
There is still plenty of legal gambling.
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Oct 25, 2007, 2:12 pm

Quote: Originally posted by RJOh on Oct 22, 2007
"Panelists at a trade forum leveled harsh criticism at the US, focusing on a burgeoning trade clash between the US and Europe over Internet gaming.
The forum believes that the US could be liable for up to $100bn in trade concessions to European industries after placing illegal discriminatory trade restrictions on European gaming operators."
Sounds more like the Europeans are the ones losing $100B, the US is only going to lose it if it pays them what they think they lost without the US market. If they had come up with a way for the US government to track those transactions for taxes they would probably still have access to the US market.

Isn't this what it is all about TAXES!
Sure, if the U.S. can regulate it then they can tax it, I got no problem with paying taxes on winnings.
But as a side note to the idiots in Washington, for every dollar that I win on on-line gambling, guess where I spend it! Right here in the U S of A, that creates jobs and stimulates the econmy which is MORE than what you are doing. Maybe I should run for congress, NOT I've got to much sense for that.
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Quote: Originally posted by mjwinsmith on Oct 25, 2007
Isn't this what it is all about TAXES!
Sure, if the U.S. can regulate it then they can tax it, I got no problem with paying taxes on winnings.
But as a side note to the idiots in Washington, for every dollar that I win on on-line gambling, guess where I spend it! Right here in the U S of A, that creates jobs and stimulates the econmy which is MORE than what you are doing. Maybe I should run for congress, NOT I've got to much sense for that.

same here.
i have no trouble paying taxes if it came to that.i only got to wager online a short time but i really had fun and made a good chunk of cheese in the process.i miss it.i had a ball doing it but some dorky dumbasses decided mine and others fates by making it harder on us.most of those idiots are no longer in power.
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Oct 25, 2007, 9:38 pm

Quote: Originally posted by LOTTOMIKE on Oct 25, 2007
same here.
i have no trouble paying taxes if it came to that.i only got to wager online a short time but i really had fun and made a good chunk of cheese in the process.i miss it.i had a ball doing it but some dorky dumbasses decided mine and others fates by making it harder on us.most of those idiots are no longer in power.

Neither side of the aisle is full of roses as far as I'm concerned. They're all in it for themselves. So be careful.....yours is the kind of briefcase that they love to see left behind their desk....

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Oct 25, 2007, 9:44 pm

Quote: Originally posted by mjwinsmith on Oct 25, 2007
Isn't this what it is all about TAXES!
Sure, if the U.S. can regulate it then they can tax it, I got no problem with paying taxes on winnings.
But as a side note to the idiots in Washington, for every dollar that I win on on-line gambling, guess where I spend it! Right here in the U S of A, that creates jobs and stimulates the econmy which is MORE than what you are doing. Maybe I should run for congress, NOT I've got to much sense for that.

The government wasn't worry about what you would win and neither was the Europeans who figured they would be taking $100B out of the US economy tax free.

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Oct 26, 2007, 2:33 am

Quote: Originally posted by RJOh on Oct 25, 2007
The government wasn't worry about what you would win and neither was the Europeans who figured they would be taking $100B out of the US economy tax free.

, You seem to be the one who has it right!

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