SAVE ONLINE POKER!
Saw this in some random forum:
Act Now on the Legislation
Voice your opinion on this important legislation.
Takes a whole 20 seconds, and it automatically sends it for you.
I did it and received this response:
This will let you know I received your communication expressing your views on the issue of Internet gambling.
I appreciate your contacting me and bringing your concerns to my attention. The issues you raised about an individual's right to pursue recreation on the Internet certainly warrant serious consideration. As you may be aware, HR 4411 and HR 4777 seek to outlaw gambling games online. These bills are currently pending action by the House Judiciary Committee. I want to assure you that I will give full consideration to all the issues you raised if these bills are presented for a vote on the House floor.
Thank you for your correspondence. I hope you will continue to share your interests and opinions on the vital issues facing Congress.
Sincerely,
Wm. Lacy Clay
Member of CongressWLC/mlb
I know that things like this have little value, Mr. Clay will vote the way his fundraiser chair says he should, but other than staging a million poker player march I dunno what I can do. I guess its time to look for a place in Canada. Isn't it true that these bills DON'T outlaw gambling online, but outlaw CERTAIN gambling online? I thought I was told that there would be exemptions to Horse Racing and maybe something else. I guess I have to dig up the text and read them.
Dear you dumb plutocrats: Do you relize you can legalize it and tax it.
Dear you dumb casino operators: Did you know that people you gamble online are more likely to take a trip to a casino. Plus if it were legal you could extend your relationship to the customer via your online gambling instance. If you outlaw it fewer people will gamble and fewer people will go to your hotels and bricks and mortar casinos.Dear you dumb citizens: Do you realize that your personal liberties are being eroded on a daily basis?
2 comments:
Horse racing isn't illegal to bet on remotely, and hasn't been for awhile. YouBet.com and TVG.com, just to name two, are not "offshore sports books," they are regulated US-based entities that supply off-track betting where legal.
Funny how that works, regulated US-based entities that will work for me in Michigan (except that I legally cannot place wagers on Michigan tracks from the Internet until I move away), won't work for me in Utah (horse racing illegal there, they won't accept signups from Utah), with software that supports and corresponds to state and federal laws.
There really aren't any similarities between betting on horses through these US-based online services and playing online poker. What people should be focusing on is understanding where horse racing is getting it right online, and how to convince their legislators to treat poker in the same way.
That's what I'm saying. I don't know much about this issue other than if they outlaw poker I'll be pissed.
There isn't a similarity in poker and parimutuel horse betting other than the public conception that they are both gambling and game of chance.
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