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Posted on 10/01/2006 7:56:18 PM PDT by Lunatic Fringe
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To: Theo
By "legitimate" I meant that yes, you can play cards online and you can win (and lose) money, just like in any poker room and casino.
If you see this as some type of anti-spam legislation, I'm afraid you will be disappointed.
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posted on
10/02/2006 8:35:51 AM PDT
by
Lunatic Fringe
(Fiscal Conservative, Social Moderate. Understand?)
To: stephenjohnbanker
I am being educated tonight. I don't gamble, so I am a bit of a neophyte on this matter.
It's about more than gambling. It's about government dictating how you can spend your own money.
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posted on
10/02/2006 9:15:19 AM PDT
by
mugs99
(Don't take life too seriously, you won't get out alive.)
To: Lunatic Fringe
Isn't this one of the reasons why we call the GOP the "Stupid Party"?
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posted on
10/02/2006 9:18:18 AM PDT
by
38special
(I mean come'on.)
To: Lunatic Fringe
The D's October Surprise was the Foley thing, but this stupid piece of legislation may end up hurting GOP chances even more, and it was entirely self-inflicted. In fact, they had to work hard to even get it passed at the last minute. Foley is just another Beltway scandal, same-old same-old. This affects a lot of people who normally don't pay much attention to politics, and now they're incensed.
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posted on
10/02/2006 9:19:37 AM PDT
by
kms61
To: taxesareforever
You mean the same Bill Frist who thinks he could be President? Options for Republicans getting a Republican in as President in 2008 are getting slimmer by the day
Yeah, that Bill Frist. The Republicans obviously want to return to the good old days of Democrat rule...they miss FDR.
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posted on
10/02/2006 9:24:58 AM PDT
by
mugs99
(Don't take life too seriously, you won't get out alive.)
To: jeremiah
The big money is not in card rooms, but slots. Where I live, I can go to 5 different large tribal casinos that are 90 minutes or less away from me. The state legislature ruled that if a tribe buys property, it becomes de facto part of the reservation. Since non tribal gambling has no slots, and smoking is not allowed anywhere indoors except on tribal land, where do any customers of gaming go?
So it's up to you and folks like you to get several laws changed - dumping the smoking bans, permitting the establishment of casinos, allowing slot machines in those casinos, etc.
As to the non-tribal land becoming tribal land - the state can pass as many laws as they like, but unless the secretary of the interior signs off on the land transfer, it's not tribal land. It's easier to convince one person vs. convincing a legislature filled with politicians who look to tribes for campaign funding.
None of this, of course, has anything to do with internet gambling.
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posted on
10/02/2006 10:43:58 AM PDT
by
kingu
(No, I don't use sarcasm tags - it confuses people.)
To: kms61
The bill's chief Senate sponsor was conservative Republican Jon Kyl, who, like Leach, has said he believed Internet gambling was a moral threat. He has called online betting as the Internet version of crack cocaine. Oh, brother...
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posted on
10/02/2006 11:00:07 AM PDT
by
Lunatic Fringe
(Republicans couldn't smear a bagel if you gave them the cream cheese.)
To: mugs99
LOL and crying at the same time :(
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posted on
10/02/2006 11:03:03 AM PDT
by
taxesareforever
(Never forget Matt Maupin)
To: cynwoody
Hmmm.... that may be the Rat response, but I agree with it - those reasons are all true as far as I can see (possibly excluding a "right" to gamble, but I think peop;e whould be able to gamle if they want to).
To: Theo
I've never "done" internet gambling, and don't know anyone who has, so maybe it's a legitimate way to take stupid people's money.
I know at least two people who win at online poker consistently. One is probably up about $3000 in the last year, and the other is up at least $10,000 over the last two years or so. It is a legitimate way to take stupid people's money - most online players are atrociously bad.
To: Theo
I say whatever we can do to disrupt the spam gangs
If you stop surfing the porn sites the spam will stop!
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posted on
10/02/2006 11:16:18 AM PDT
by
mugs99
(Don't take life too seriously, you won't get out alive.)
To: mugs99
Funny. If you really believe that, you are ignorant of the widespread problem of spam and the spam gangs who are responsible for much of it.
FWIW, I receive over 1,000 spams per day to the various domains I own and manage.
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posted on
10/02/2006 11:43:54 AM PDT
by
Theo
(Global warming "scientists." Pro-evolution "scientists." They're both wrong.)
To: Theo
FWIW, I receive over 1,000 spams per day to the various domains I own and manage
I own two domains. I never receive spam.
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posted on
10/02/2006 12:34:15 PM PDT
by
mugs99
(Don't take life too seriously, you won't get out alive.)
To: Theo; mysterio
I agree with you Theo. I don't understand why FReepers are upset about this.
As a mother of sons, I have seen one of their friends lose $1000 to online gambling. As a result, his parents took away his computer -- forever -- until he leaves home. He can use their computer but only when they are in the room.
I just have to say: "I'm DELIGHTED with this legislation and I never saw it coming!!" No doubt there are ways around it but it will help teenagers!
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posted on
10/02/2006 2:17:05 PM PDT
by
Kay
To: Kay
I have seen one of their friends lose $1000 to online gambling.
Sometimes people lose money in real estate, so we must ban the sale of houses.
Often people lose money while investing. We must ban investments.
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posted on
10/02/2006 3:18:10 PM PDT
by
mysterio
To: antiRepublicrat
a) Election time grandstanding on morality I consider myself and my friends to be about as right-wing as they come and I have NEVER EVER heard a single complaint about gambling as an issue that anyone cares about. Our focus areas are primarily abortion, gay-marriage and pornography.
Who are these anti-gambling crusaders?
I suspect the actual number of anti-gambling crusaders are VERY few in number, and that this is really all about c) and d)
To: Kay
As a mother of sons, I have seen one of their friends lose $1000 to online gambling. And how did he get access to the $1000 in the first place? Even without gambling there are a multitude of ways to waste money.
I just have to say: "I'm DELIGHTED with this legislation and I never saw it coming!!" No doubt there are ways around it but it will help teenagers!
Government is supposed to be our mommy.
To: Just another Joe
Good point. Just more nanny state regulation.
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posted on
10/02/2006 5:12:16 PM PDT
by
stephenjohnbanker
(Our troops will send all of the worlds terrorists to hell in a handbasket with no virgins!)
To: mugs99
"It's about government dictating how you can spend your own money."
Which is outrageous! I agree.
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posted on
10/02/2006 5:13:24 PM PDT
by
stephenjohnbanker
(Our troops will send all of the worlds terrorists to hell in a handbasket with no virgins!)
To: Theo
If it wasn't legit, they'd run out of customers real fast!
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posted on
10/02/2006 5:17:07 PM PDT
by
wireman
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