Comments on: They Can Have My Mouse when They Pry It From My Cold, Dead Hands http://pokerati.com/2006/10/03/nternet-gambling-prohibition/ Texas Hold'em and Las Vegas WSOP Poker Blog, now with PLO too! Thu, 09 Feb 2012 21:03:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: DanM http://pokerati.com/2006/10/03/nternet-gambling-prohibition/comment-page-1/#comment-3565 DanM Sat, 07 Oct 2006 22:39:42 +0000 http://pokerati.com/2006/10/03/342/#comment-3565 Actually, some of the online sites agree with you ... Full Tilt just said they are gonna keep doing what they're doing because the bill doesn't prohibit online POKER sites ... just online GAMBLING sites. if poker is a game of skill, it's not gambling, so ... Actually, some of the online sites agree with you … Full Tilt just said they are gonna keep doing what they’re doing because the bill doesn’t prohibit online POKER sites … just online GAMBLING sites. if poker is a game of skill, it’s not gambling, so …

]]> By: Rick http://pokerati.com/2006/10/03/nternet-gambling-prohibition/comment-page-1/#comment-3563 Rick Sat, 07 Oct 2006 22:33:57 +0000 http://pokerati.com/2006/10/03/342/#comment-3563 I'm very disappointed that Congress lumped online poker together with sports betting and casino games. There’s over 70 million people playing online poker, most of them in the U.S. It’s a shame that Congress used a terrorism bill to sneak a prohibition against online poker through. Poker is a social sport and game of skill, unlike online other forms of online gambling. I’m very disappointed at this turn of events. They missed a tremendous opportunity to regulate and tax online poker - money our government could put to better use in lots of ways - like fighting terrorism, for example. I just think something this important to so many people should’ve been given more detailed and thorough analysis, rather than making it a pork item on an important piece of legislation that’s mainly about protecting our country and our ports. Very disappointing, indeed. I’m very disappointed that Congress lumped online poker together with sports betting and casino games. There’s over 70 million people playing online poker, most of them in the U.S. It’s a shame that Congress used a terrorism bill to sneak a prohibition against online poker through.

Poker is a social sport and game of skill, unlike online other forms of online gambling.

I’m very disappointed at this turn of events. They missed a tremendous opportunity to regulate and tax online poker – money our government could put to better use in lots of ways – like fighting terrorism, for example.

I just think something this important to so many people should’ve been given more detailed and thorough analysis, rather than making it a pork item on an important piece of legislation that’s mainly about protecting our country and our ports. Very disappointing, indeed.

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