HR 4411 overwhelmingly passed...

**dickens1298** · 12th July 2006, 03:22 AM

This is one of the proposed legislation pieces against internet gambling. The margin was surprisingly high - 317-93.

It is also interesting to note that the major sports organizations - MLB, NBA, NFL et al - have indicated their support of the legislation.

**tennis_balls** · 12th July 2006, 04:29 AM

Originally Posted by dickens1298

It is also interesting to note that the major sports organizations - MLB, NBA, NFL et al - have indicated their support of the legislation.

They clearly have underestimated how much of a drop in viewership they will suffer without online sportsbooks.

**dickens1298** · 12th July 2006, 04:50 AM

Originally Posted by dickens1298

This is one of the proposed legislation pieces against internet gambling. The margin was surprisingly high - 317-93.

It is also interesting to note that the major sports organizations - MLB, NBA, NFL et al - have indicated their support of the legislation.

Some commentators have also mentioned that the Senate's reception of this bill may be lukewarm at best, since many Senators feel that there are other issues that are more pressing.

**dominique** · 12th July 2006, 05:01 AM

We've been down this road before.

It won't pass the senate.

**pacers31** · 12th July 2006, 05:51 AM

This sucks! These clowns need to wake up and take care of REAL BUSINESS!!

Come senators, congressmen - Please heed the call
Don't stand in the doorway - Don't block up the hall
For he that gets hurt - Will be he who has stalled
There's a battle outside - And it's ragin'
It'll soon shake your windows - And rattle your walls
For the times they are a changin'

Come on November!!! Time to start over with congress

**Darem1** · 12th July 2006, 07:20 PM

Right on. I was a big Dylan fan. But I wonder if the times have changed at all!
Here we are, about 40 years later, and:

We are still at war, same as Nam without the jungle, but with human bombs
We still smoke
We still drink
We still do drugs
We still have prejudice
We still have crime
We still have disease
We still have poverty

(when I say "we" I mean society as a whole, not any one single person)

Perhaps there are more important issues than who plays a slot machine on a computer, don'tcha think?

**The Watchdog** · 13th July 2006, 03:01 AM

Of course there are more important issues than following on whom is playing a slot machine

But what more important than stoping their precious dollars leaving the country... Thats Uncle Sam's priority. If they don't take their cut, well then, lets focus on this for as many time is needed... The people starving and on the streets, baaahhhh, we'll take care of it once we make sure we are taking our cut of the deal.

On the other side, they are going to piss off a lot of the happy online gamblers, which will lead to more problems for underground gambling and more non regulated wagers.

.......my prediction: Damn this Football season Western Union is going to make some big bucks!!

I would like to stand in front of every memeber of the US goverment and ask them: So, how have you taken the fact that you are going straight to hell?? and see their reactions and answers.

**dickens1298** · 15th July 2006, 05:32 AM

Originally Posted by The Watchdog

Of course there are more important issues than following on whom is playing a slot machine

But what more important than stoping their precious dollars leaving the country... Thats Uncle Sam's priority. If they don't take their cut, well then, lets focus on this for as many time is needed... The people starving and on the streets, baaahhhh, we'll take care of it once we make sure we are taking our cut of the deal.

On the other side, they are going to piss off a lot of the happy online gamblers, which will lead to more problems for underground gambling and more non regulated wagers.

.......my prediction: Damn this Football season Western Union is going to make some big bucks!!

I would like to stand in front of every memeber of the US goverment and ask them: So, how have you taken the fact that you are going straight to hell?? and see their reactions and answers.

Whoa, Watchdog. You may disagree with proposed legislation, but damning someone to hell because of it is a TAD overmuch.

Aside from your verbal posturing and rhetoric, do you have any tangible means of opposing the bill - the very same one that will now be going before the Senate? And the very same one - by the way - that has the support of the major sports leagues.

**paul02085** · 15th July 2006, 05:39 AM

Watchdog, you must be very young. LOL, but i do enjoy your outbursts (i mean opinions).

**The Watchdog** · 16th July 2006, 12:17 AM

Of course I oppose that bill.

1) I eat, live, walk and sleep because of online gambling

2) Regardless if it feeds me, the US goverment is just taking decisions to protect their interests and has nothing to do with protecting the consumer or player (Hipocrits)

3) In a land so called the cradle of freedom, you are only allowed to use your money in what we "the goverment" approve. ahh and by the way, if we are not making money of you you using money.. .Sorry..no can do.

4) The US plans on banning access to such nice websites like this one . So, on top of telling you what you can or can't do with your money, we believe some sites are not good for you, so you won't be able to see them. Ah, and always keep on mind you can end up in jail in Washington if you play a $1 single table tourney while having some coffee.

5) I am just tired of those guys stucking their nose every where and brain washing all those poor americans with their politics