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[QUOTE="OzExorcist, post: 1736995, member: 23910"]
Absolutely - it's because their emotional arguments trump any of the ones the legalisation side could ever come up with.

I disagree.
 
Obviously if poker is included in a casino site with a bunch of other games then a bunch of "ordinary" gamblers will try the game, even though they probably never would have gone to the effort of downloading and depositing on a poker-only site.  Chances are thought that someone who's sat down at a poker table because it's just another game the casino offers may not even know or care that it's a game of skill.
 
I think stand-alone poker sites probably contribute to the misconceptions some people have about poker that I mentioned above.  After all they're playing poker, a game of skill, and nothing else - the site doesn't even offer anything else - so how could they possibly be problem gamblers?  Loads of people firmly believe that poker is [B]not[/B] gambling.  Statistically they can't all be winning players so that's a very dangerous attitude for someone to be holding...
 
One last thought: I suspect one of the reasons legalisation attempts favour casinos is because they're making effective arguments to those who matter rather than banging on about things like the rights of the disabled.
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