Dan I definitly agree with you about US based sites. We put most of the money in play and could get a big advantage in the online market.

Engineer,

What can people like myself do to help the issue and get others involved?

I’d be happy if they just left poker alone. US-based sites could offer games regulated within their states and would enjoy a competitive advantage over offshore sites.

i think your toughest argument with a lot of conservatives now is convincing them that regulation isn’t necessarily the same as Big Government. I mean sure, it could grow into that, but those are fights for a later day, no?

I don’t see that as an issue. IMO, we’re not under anyone’s radar. Our opponents are doing all they can to stop us. Check out http://forumserver.twoplustwo.com/152/fight-poker-rights-ppa/federal-online-poker-gaming-legislation-history-575712 for history. In the past, they thought they could do this with impunity. They need to know that many of us will stand up for our rights, and that there is a political cost associated with opposing our right to play.

Additionally, the anti-gaming zealots have convinced conservative politicians that conservative are supposed to oppose our right to play. I think we need to make the case that this is not true.

Finally, none of our progress has been made by sneaking under the radar. When we were quiet, we lost the UIGEA House vote 317-93 (it was free standing at that time, too). The progress we’re seeing now is a DIRECT result of poker players telling their Congressman that they demand their rights and of PPA’s lobbying.

Thanks for reading my article.

Rich Muny

The judicial system is generally able to figure out the whole game of skill thing … but the legislative branch, even if they get that, don’t care, because they always want to include other gambling stuff with it as well.

I’m watching this delay-process closely, because I’ve never seen this sorta matter run up the executive-branch flagpole before, so no clue how it will play out.

But I do fear … what do they stand to gain politically by simply delaying? It seems to me that they have to eat all the political risk without a chance for any gain. Inverse freeroll probably not the way to go?

On a side note I just got back from vegas and the poker is not as lively as it was when I last went. Online may be the only place to get a game someday. Well its not that bad but not what it was.