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Eric Arthur Blair
09-08-2009, 08:58 AM
Inside the glitzy offices of the Poker Players Alliance (PPA) in Washington D.C., the furniture looks impressive, but the employees do not. Staff saunter about in Bermuda shorts and flip-flops. The atmosphere is one of easily gained affluence.

But don’t be fooled by appearances. This is a dynamic organization that wields impressive financial and political clout. The PPA is a leading force in the struggle to legalize and regulate Internet gambling in the United States—a fight it seems to be winning.

http://www.amconmag.com/article/2009/oct/01/00027/

KAYA
09-08-2009, 09:00 AM
Even though it's technically "illegal", major on-line poker sites such as Full Tilt Poker and Poker Stars allow USA players to play for real money with no problems.

Eric Arthur Blair
09-08-2009, 09:12 AM
Even though it's technically "illegal", major on-line poker sites such as Full Tilt Poker and Poker Stars allow USA players to play for real money with no problems.

I'm on party poker, always lots of Americans on there. ;)

Liberty Star
09-08-2009, 09:25 AM
Vegas gambling mafia with ties to Israel lobby is going to oppose this. If this bill passed, that could mean lesser money for settlements expansion on arab land based on report of gambling money ties to holy land.

KAYA
09-08-2009, 09:43 AM
I'm on party poker, always lots of Americans on there. ;)

Party Poker's official policy is to not service USA customers with real money accounts. So if you are a US citizen and have a real money account with PP you must have had to jump through hoops in order to set up a real money account. Whereas with Full Tilt and Poker Stars all you need is a credit card.

Krugerrand
09-08-2009, 10:27 AM
The PPA is a leading force in the struggle to legalize and regulate Internet gambling in the United States—a fight it seems to be winning.
oh no! Here in PA we keep expanding legalized gambling as the solution to our budget problems. (Somehow this magically makes money appear.) How are we going to get people into our nice new casinos if they can gamble from the comforts of their own homes?

Pretty soon this will put a dent in our state lottery. Those proceeds are supposed to support senior citizens... Perhaps if we make the state lottery mandatory, then we can offset losses to other forms of gambling. Of course, we can always raise the cigarette tax. There's nothing like taxing an addict I always say.

surf
09-08-2009, 11:25 AM
question i have is will the sports books (and i'm not talking about poker here but betting on sports) will die if they have to report results- i.e. w/the juice already at 10% what effect taxing positive results will have on this - making it more difficult to "win" no matter how profficient you are at picking games.

will "illegal" bookies prosper if this is decriminalized?