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Message: [QUOTE="nateofdeath, post: 415932, member: 6326"] hmmmmm.... i saw the article this morning too. first time i've read anything other then my horoscope in years. In reality it shouldn't be that surprising, as gambling in generally illegal in this country anyway. What's funny about it is it is so selective, alowing such things as online lotteries and betting on horse racing, the former because of all the money it makes for so many states, and the later because... well... i don't know. the sport of kings must have a good lobby. In terms of why the major online poker sites have not set up a lobby against it, assuming they haven't, they are all non-american companies, and this probably snuck up on them as much as it did us, even though we have had pleanty of warning. I for one doubt that anyone will lose their money on this deal. Most of the bigs sites at least will probably pay out should online poker in america go under at risk of damaging their reputation in the rest of the world. I also think that the implications of this will probably be far less severe then many of us fear, and that this is probably more likely to lead to regulation (which would be a good thing) and taxation (which might increase the rake a little, but otherwise not effect us at all). Or maybe i'm wrong, maybe a multi billion dollar industry in this country will be shut down, at the cost of billions of dollars to the tax payers, rather then embrasing it, and making billions of dollars in the process. Either way, that's just america. If you want to hate this country, go ahead, but don't hate it for doing the same things it's been doing for the last century or so, in protecting it's citizens from victomless crimes. there are far better reasons. And like i said, it really shouldn't surprise anyone. I've never been able to figure out why this wasn't illegal in the first place. I sure as hell don't support it, and i think the law is clearly too selective, but come on folks, we've been living on borrowed time as it is, and it was sure sweet while it lasted. oh, and at least this way we won't have to listen to anymore OMG rigged rants.... -n [/QUOTE]

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