So long, Party Poker

GOP leadership doesn't gamble much, but the child porn thing would really hit to the heart of their base ...

 

This is riddiculous. I have about $300 in an account with Pinnacle Sports that I deposited using Net Teller. I'm going to keep it in there and keep playing. It's fun. This was a smart move by the Republicans to keep this under the rug and tack it on the port security bill. Their support among 21-35 males would take a serious hit if the media ever picks up on this story in any substantial way.

 

The party for small government strikes again.

 

Ric: As word spreads, just another reason for swing voters to flip off the rutting pigs in charge.

 

When the chips are down they're really down.

 

Brilliant.

 

Gambling online has not been made illegal by this new law. It is directed at banks and CC companies to not allow deposits to such sites. Some sites are playing it safe by blocking United States IP addresses from playing, but really it is just the depositing of money there that has been made illegal by this new law. And companies have 270 days to comply.

The companies that are blocking IP addresses are primarily public companies with stockholders, so they are moving to protect their stock prices.

 

I had tried to set up a NetTeller acct about 20 months ago, but was rejected both times by Bank of America, the normally wonderful establishment that hold my $$$$.
I was worried that BOA had screwed up my personal account, and when I contacted someone at the regional corporate office, I was told BOA had made a hand shake agreement to decline NetTeller transfers within several states, mine being one of them.
Looking back, it was kind of telling, considering how long it took to push this through as far as its gotten.

 

I know this is what it said in the story, but it makes absolutely no sense. It is not illeagle to gamble on line, but it is illegal to access your bank account or credit cards on line in order to gamble. Question. How are you supposed to be able to gamble on line if you cannot access your account or credit card? and Why has the government taken such an interest in it?

 

You could still send a check or money order or Traveler's checks through the mail to load your account if the poker site isn't blocking US IP addresses.

And the government has taken an interest because it's election season and this is an easy issue for conservative members on both sides to brag about passing. I mean, they just saved The Children from the evils of Internet gambling.

 

Could the poker sites argue in court that poker is a game of skill, like tennis or golf? It's not illegal to have a cash prize for the winner of a golf tournament, is it?

 

That's what some are trying to do, in public forums . . . but they're not going to live, while
on-line sportsbetting doesn't . . . both, or neither.