I’ve been away for some time now, and I’ve been hoping I could return to this blog with some great news.
The news is not great, but it IS good!
The battle for reversing the UIGEA is heating up, and the positive outcome is within sight.
It’s been understood for many months (even since the UIGEA was quietly and covertly slipped into the notorious “Patriot Bill” - and therefore became “law”) that the law is lame (and uninforceable) for a number of reasons. Read the rest…
On Friday, Representatives Barney Frank and Ron Paul introduced a new bill aimed at squashing the foolish UIGEA (Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act of 2006).
Their Bill would prohibit the Department of The Treasury and Federal Reserve System from proposing, prescribing or implementing any regulations related to the current ban on Internet gambling, as required by the UIGEA
You see, the problems are many, but the easiest target is Read the rest…
Not ALL Politicians are 1) against online gambling, 2) STUPID (even if they come from the same state as the numbskull Governor that hates online gambling but wants 3 new casinos in his state: Mass) There’s one politician there: Rep. Barney Frank, D that is smart enough to recognize the UIGEA as “one of the stupidest things” he has ever seen…
You’re a gambler! You believe we should be left free to enjoy what we want! There are those however who believe we are incapable of deciding for ourselves and we must be therefore “protected” from ourselves. Occasionally (but not frequently enough), those “do-gooders” get their just rewards… public exposure, humiliation, and the slammer!
Did you giggle at the embarrassing revelation of Eliot Spitzer’s high, HIGH expenditures on prostitutes? Did you get the full blast satisfaction of karma at it’s finest? You’re a gambler! You MUST read who was instrumental in - no, make that leading the assault against online gambling… if you didn’t know, or cannot guess…
It was none other than that lying, conniving, holier-than-thou, pillar of public self-protection advocate, and “law-abiding (ahme) citizen”: Eliot Spitzer… ptueee - I spit his name - lol. The following article is reprinted here just because YOU HAVE TO READ IT TO BELIEVE IT!!!! With my thanks to those who wrote and printed this ahead of me, I’M very appreciative!
It seems there’s another outlaw in town. A site that has been “friendly” to US Poker Players might have been wearing a Black Hat!
“Ultimate Bet” is now under investigation for cheating.
If that weren’t bad enough, UB is solely owned and operated by Tokwiro Enterprises ENRG, Route 138, Kahnawake, Quebec J0L 1B0, and is operated from the sovereign nation of the Mohawks of Kahnawake, located near Montreal Quebec.
How can anyone be such a blatant hypocrite? How can anyone - especially an elected official be so obviously selfish? How can Massachusetts’ Governor want to put online gamblers in Jail - while trying desperately to get three new casinos in his state?
Oh, I guess I answered my own question, didn’t I?
Once again, “Show Me The Money”, and I’ll show you a crooked politician!
What is more irritating than lies and omissions and misinformation?
Answer:
Lies and omissions and misinformation submitted by every coward’s favorite writer: anonymous!
So, here we go again… the knee-jerk Jerks who hide their identification while spewing garbage for gullible voters to read…
You may know that Mass is in a battle for expanded Casino operations (slots). The Governor has wisely promoted adding 3 Casinos to his state… and that has brought out the aforementioned Jerks!
That seems to be the message we’re getting from the politician behind the “Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act… read the following from the editor of CasinoGamblingWeb.com
Representative congressman from Roanoke, Virgina, Bob Goodlatte, who is responsible for writing the details of the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act (UIGEA) - which bans illegal forms of Internet gambling and has an exception for online horse race betting - has accepted more than $35,000 in lobbying money from the horse race betting industry, it was revealed today by Perspectives Weekly.
Congressman Goodlatte has pushed his UIGEA in Congress over the past several years citing that it must be passed because gambling is immoral. As immoral as it is, he believes horse race betting is the exception to the immoral rule he lives and preaches by.
We are hearing rumors that online gambling is coming back to the US. the CEO from MGM and Harrahs has not only predicted it; he also said they are prepared to jump in, and it would happen in 12 to 18 months.
OK, that’s great news… but my question is WHY was it not legal (and many question that) all along? Why did legislators put the hammer lock on financial institutions and force them to make it next to impossible for US players to get the same enjoyment that the rest of the World gets?
Oh Crap! If the politicians can’t get rid of Gambling, then they’ll just tax the hell out of it!
Congressman Barney Frank (D-MA) and Jim McDermott (D-WA) have introduced the Internet Gambling Regulation and Enforcement Act and Internet Gambling Regulation and Tax Enforcement Act, companion pieces of legislation, to regulate and tax Internet gambling activity.
The legislation would require licensed Internet gambling operators to put in place safeguards to protect against underage and compulsive gambling and ensure the integrity of financial transactions. Taxation of Internet gambling is expected to generate between $6 billion and $25 billion in revenues for the U.S. Treasury in the first five years of enactment.
Hmmmm. safeguards against compulsive gambling???? If I owned a big Casino, I could sure use that Gov’t help! If someone were winning too much, I’d call him “compulsive” and ban him! WooHoo!
Thank goodness someone is taking good care of me. Obviously, I can’t take care of myself! At least in Ohio…
Today, Oct 25, 2007 - Columbus, Governor Strickland today signed a law banning certain slot machines from “his” state. Oh good for him, good for the people of Ohio, and good for all free-thinking adults who may someday pass through Ohio.
What would we do without these crusaders who know what is best for us? We are not able to decide for ourselves, so someone has to do it - someone MUCH smarter than we!
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Not ALL Politicians are 1) against online gambling, 2) STUPID (even if they come from the same state as the numbskull Governor that hates online gambling but wants 3 new casinos in his state: Mass) There’s one politician there: Rep. Barney Frank, D that is smart enough to recognize the UIGEA as “one of the stupidest things” he has ever seen…
Reprinted from the Michigan Messenger…
