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Please. The Congress didn't pass that legislation out of any sense of moral duty or because the bingo loving "religious right" demanded it. They passed it because they couldn't figure out how to tax internet gambling, and because they are in the pocket of the brick and mortat gambling interests.

You mean the concrete shoes gambling interests, don't you?

Please. The Congress didn't pass that legislation out of any sense of moral duty or because the bingo loving "religious right" demanded it. They passed it because they couldn't figure out how to tax internet gambling, and because they are in the pocket of the brick and mortat gambling interests.

Good synopsis.

I have never understood why the B&M casino companies who clearly do have sway with politicians don't push for and get the US congress to legalize online gambling. Poker at a minimum. With the BILLIONS of dollars wagerd in online poker games, the vast majority of players being American, and the vast tax revenues to be made, it would seem they would do it.

I, as a poker player (both online and in person) would much prefer to play at a site that is based in America, with payment system based in America, and the backing of a big American gaming interest such as Wynn operating it. I would have 100% confidence in the system. As it is now, I and millions of others have to rely on 3rd party, foreign companies to handle and transfer my funds, and the reliability, honesty, and security of a foreign poker site out of who knows where.

Poker is an American game and we aren't even allowed to be in the poker business.

And the casino's run no chance of losing a live player because they can play online. And with US casinos running online poker sites, they actually stand a damn good chance of increasing their visitors.

They passed it because Jim Leach had a bug up his butt about internet gambling, and Bill Frist wanted to be president. Frist agreed to ram through the bill by any means necessary, in exchange for Leach's support in the Iowa caucuses. So Frist ended up attaching it at the last minute to the port security bill. Then Leach lost his election with polls showing the net loss of support from the on-line gaming bill as more than the margin of victory. Oops. Then Frist realized he doesn't have a snowball's chance of getting nominated, let alone elected and goes back to being a doc. Really smart.