PayPal, eBay back Internet gambling ban

[Reef]

I am boycotting eBay / Paypal and recommend you guys do the same.

[Tigr50]

I can't boycott Ebay or Paypal, because they are part of my business, but I do have to tell you that they sent me a pre-addressed canned email to send to my congresspersons under the guise of a protest against Congress "wanting to eliminate free Internet" (who gets it free, anyway?) Anyhow, this was actually this letter to have online gambling put down apparently, because they mention the same bill number. Sorry, I don't think I kept the email. What duplicity!
Tigr50

[Linus]

eBay must be on crack --

Your bill is a crucial step toward clarifying that all forms of online gambling are illegal, as well as giving law enforcement officials the tools they need to target U.S. citizens who participate in illegal online gambling under the Wire Act."

-- since neither the Wire Act, nor Goodelatte's proposed amendents, apply to US citizens who are casual gamblers. They apply to people who are engaged in a gambling business.

And the gambling business are located offshore - beyond the reach of Goodelatte, his amendments, and the Wire Act itself.

[scrollock]

i use paypal a lot now for my sportsbook gambling, payments are quick and without problems.