Internet Gambling Is Dead

Reply #17

SirMetro — Wed, 04 Oct 2006 17:39:05 GMT

Below is an online petition that is circulating various areas in regards to online gambling.

http://www.petitiononline.com/LOGNOW/petition.html

Reply #16

cps10 — Tue, 03 Oct 2006 13:19:44 GMT

I agree, however, I still don't see how they will be able to enforce a complete ban on there. I guess the larger ones have most risk, because they are easily accessible, but the smaller ones should be in good shape I would think.

Reply #15

unseen — Tue, 03 Oct 2006 00:37:41 GMT

From PokerStars.com regarding the issue

1. Your money is completely safe at PokerStars. It's kept in a segregated account at one of the largest banks in Europe.

2. You do, and will, have 24/7 access to your account funds. You will always be able to get to your money.

3. We have not made a decision one way or another as regards closing our American accounts.

The other thing that I can promise is that we'll keep the lines of communication open to forums such as these. Stay tuned.... [ More ]

Reply #14

EXCALIBUR — Mon, 02 Oct 2006 07:36:59 GMT

Your ISP won't encrypt and anonymize your internet connection, but you can buy programs that will encrypt your connection and route it thru a chain of anonymous proxy servers that will hide your true IP number or whatever and from where your connection originated.

But I read that if your ISP and or the government want(s) to follow you that they can and that they would be able to tell where you have been on the internet.

They say that the weakest point is at the ISP level, they say that the... [ More ]

Reply #13

guesser — Mon, 02 Oct 2006 05:18:33 GMT

As far as sports gambling and lottery stuff goes, it will be where you put money in an account, and then tell someone else to bet on your behalf, but if it's online Poker or games where you have seconds to place a bet or ante up, that would appear to be done.

Then again, hey - maybe they will hire me at $100,000 a year to keep an eye on all of YOU folks out here ! LOL

This stupifies me, as I just can't tell the difference between gambling in Vegas and gambling online - it's a... [ More ]

Reply #12

cps10 — Mon, 02 Oct 2006 02:28:40 GMT

I am sure someone will come up with a solution if the govt tries to enforce this. Someone will develop a program that anonymyzes a person on the internet. Too many bright people out there for this bill to affect too many gamblers.

Reply #11

Littleoldlady — Mon, 02 Oct 2006 01:58:40 GMT

How much is it going to cost us taxpayers for them to enforce this bill? How much privacy is the American citizen going to lose over this bill

Reply #10

Iesha Kelly — Mon, 02 Oct 2006 01:29:24 GMT

wow. now that's an election year blast from the past. LOL what upsets me is they use a legitimate issue (stopping kiddie porn) to ram through a suspect issue (dismantling the constitution and any concept of right to privacy and right to dissent).

Reply #9

Todd — Sat, 30 Sep 2006 19:33:38 GMT

HA! But I wouldn't know about that....

Reply #8

EXCALIBUR — Sat, 30 Sep 2006 19:06:38 GMT

Buying stocks can also be taken as one more form of gambling, but with so many crooks out there buying anything on the Internet is a gamble.

How many avenues into the internet are there?

There are still other ways of telecommunications other than the Internet, some use phone lines and others use radio waves, such as short-waves with and without computers, with and without relays, digital and non digital, encrypted and non encrypted.

If the problem is ISPs then get your old Commodore 6... [ More ]

Reply #7

Badger — Sat, 30 Sep 2006 19:01:46 GMT

Well, thank you Todd. I just spoke what I believe.

I didn't, but could have added another great example of the govt when it tries to curb things on the Internet. Let us not forget the wonderful job they have done at eliminating Internet pornography websites, after all their posturing about those in the past.

Reply #6

guesser — Sat, 30 Sep 2006 18:45:11 GMT

I don't know the fine print of this bill, but it appears to me they may as well shut down all horse racing venues now, because most of them rely on internet gambling to stay open.

I wonder if I can gamble on penny stocks in the stock market anymore ?

Excalibur - I guess folks will have to buy satellite internet connections now

Reply #5

EXCALIBUR — Sat, 30 Sep 2006 18:18:13 GMT

There are just way too many people doing gambling online at too many sites, they can make or try to make examples of a very few of them and if that happens some will stop gambling, but very many won't, that is a law that at this point probably can't be enforced, besides there are some many loop-holes, a very dedicated Internet gambler who is making a lot of money and knows what he or she is doing won't stop, it is so easy to move to a border city at the other side and to do Internet gambling fro... [ More ]

Reply #4

Todd — Sat, 30 Sep 2006 17:10:03 GMT

Very good post Badger. It's a good idea to separate hysteria from fact, and I think you successfully did just that.

Reply #3

guesser — Sat, 30 Sep 2006 16:55:48 GMT

We're free in most respects, compared to folks in third world countries, and most arab countries, but nothing will ever be changed here until an overthrow of the gov't - and that's not going to happen.

It ticks me off that we pay SS tax, Medicare tax, Withholding tax on our checks, and THEN we pay an income tax at the end of the year, but in-between we pay car taxes, house taxes, taxes on most everything we buy, most every service we hire for, I mean, there is NOTHING you can do that is... [ More ]

Reply #2

Badger — Sat, 30 Sep 2006 14:31:45 GMT

It's against the law to jaywalk. It's against the law to do many things. There are so many laws out there now that they aren't all being enforced. Enforcement is the key, and there is already no room in the prisons. With all the govt has to chase after, I really doubt they are going to start putting little old ladies in jail for playing 25 cent bets on lotto. Besides which, from what I understand, the law will make credit card companies not allow direct payments to online gambling sites.

So... [ More ]

Reply #1

rdc137 — Sat, 30 Sep 2006 03:08:55 GMT

Gee, what a shock.

Internet Gambling Is Dead

LOTTOMIKE — Sat, 30 Sep 2006 02:57:40 GMT

Internet Gambling Bill passes Senate attached to Port Security Bill

written September 29, 2006

Republican leaders reach a port security conference deal and the Internet Gambling bill also was included and passed tonight.

A major maritime security bill headed to the House floor tonight with a last-minute provision that cracked down on the $12 billion online gambling industry but without other controversial additions, such as court security measures and protections for phone companies th... [ More ]