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Re: Good News for Online Poker

ICUBLUFF — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 21:41:29 -0000

WOOT! about time when the UIGEA first came out in 2006 and I was shut down from partypoker boy was I pissed off. I was serving in Iraq at the time and it helped to pass my time (little bit i had) when that act occurred My first reaction was LAND OF THE FREE MY ASS!! I have been pushing my congressmen and governor about this, keep up the good fight matt so they cant take my retirement LOL

Re: Good News for Online Poker

Adam @BRG — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 12:41:24 -0000

If said this before this could terrible for Fantasy Sports Betting. If they decide that fantasy sports should be roped into the UIGEA

I am hoping that dollars in a recession wins out on this one and they decide to re write the whole thing

here is an article we did on taxing online gambling http://backroomgaming.com/m...

Re: Good News for Online Poker

mattmaroon — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 00:12:09 -0000

"If fantasy sports league betting online continues to be legal, how would they differentiate between fantasy sports payouts and sports betting?"

There's a pretty clear difference between the two, and there's some language in the UIGEA that at least partially accomplishes that.

"Couldnt major online poker sites just add a fantasy sports section to their websites because of the "carve out" provision for fantasy sports? "

They could, but they as a corporation would still be just as subject to DoJ persecution. Banks would simply have to deny them.

Re: Good News for Online Poker

Dave Amick — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 00:05:38 -0000

With the state of the economy, I hope the House and the Senate realize that the U.S. financial institutions have bigger problems on their hands than the enforcement of the ridiculous UIGEA law. If fantasy sports league betting online continues to be legal, how would they differentiate between fantasy sports payouts and sports betting? Couldnt major online poker sites just add a fantasy sports section to their websites because of the "carve out" provision for fantasy sports? How would the banks know if the money was coming from fantasy sports or poker? I am glad Barney Frank and the PPA arer making headway against Spencer Bachus and the House Republican morons.... oh yeah....go Brewers....just kidding Matt....

Re: Good News for Online Poker

Chris Danek — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 20:23:37 -0000

Thanks for the heads up, Matt. Any progress in the right direction is exciting. While we are heading towards a bit of an unknown legal area and forcing the legislative body to create some law regarding poker (case law being absent or vague), I believe that poker is a fundamentally American cultural activity and will be carved out.

It's not some obscure hobby that is difficult to understand, it's poker - I simply have to imagine that many senators and representatives (and presidents) have engaged in playing a few hands with pals from time to time.

Hope life is well with you - got your article via RSS @ livejournal.

Chris Danek