Should online Poker be Legal interesting results

[kardmania]

Intelligence Report
Contributors: Lyric Wallwork Winik and Matt Bushlow
Publication Date: 05/11/2008
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Yes 71% (2112 votes)No 29% (846 votes)
Total Votes: 2958
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Should Online Poker Be Legalized?
As federal and state funds dwindle, lawmakers are eyeing a potentially lucrative source of income: Internet poker. According to a 2006 U.S. law, it’s illegal to pay for most online wagers with a credit card—which basically prohibits Americans from betting money on online poker or other such games. (Some people get around this by using foreign credit cards and bank accounts.) A bill sponsored by Rep. Robert Wexler (D., Fla.) seeks to exempt online poker and other games of skill from the law. If the legislation passes, it could lead to more than $3 billion a year in taxes.

“Regulating online poker could be a new revenue stream,” says Josh Rogin, a representative for Wexler, “and there aren’t many these days.” But critics fear that making it legal to bet money on Internet poker could harm people’s bank accounts—and lives. “The proposed legislation does not include funding for programs to prevent and treat gambling problems,” says Executive Director Keith Whyte of the National Council on Problem Gambling. Tell us: Should online poker be legalized? Vote.

[sil693]

what a place you picked to ask this question. i honestly cant think what the result of this poll is going to be. . . . .

[Micro2Macro]

fuck no we are sinning?

[Outlaw]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-XjP3nSE2r0

[okiman]

Who here would be for legalized online poker?

[Keith]

erm......can we europeans vote no to keep the American sharks offline?

[okiman]

The American sharks never left. It's the fish that have been scared off.

[Ragnar4]

Wait, so I'm a shark?

[amifat]

Wait, so I'm a shark?

and major degen gambolas

[kardmania]

The reason I posted this was to show that a well publicized poll (this poll was promoted in most Sunday Newspapers) garnered very few votes.

I would suspect based on other forum reads that online players have to network and promote their desire to have the game legalized .Perhaps this is just bluster?

Perhaps online poker players:
1) cannot read
2) do not read newspapers
3) do nothing except play online poker
4) maybe this is all the players who truly exist and this has all been a mirage created by a few players with multiple accounts

[jyms]

locked because that last post was not only stupid but moronic.

[Stacks]

WTF did he say? I can'ts understand his wordz. I read da words, but no comprehend. Anyways, I'm goingz back to playing poker. <<< All I does anyways. Especially when tables r good (which iz when I can get all my accounts on one table, wiz a single fish).