Has the UIGEA (Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act) affected your play?
Yes, definitely - I cannot play at my favorite casinos - I hardly play at all
22.52%
Yes, definitely - I have major problems depositing - I hardly play at all
4.50%
Yes, some - I cannot play at my favs., but there are others to choose from
34.23%
Yes, some - I have problems depositing, but at others I don't
6.31%
No effect - I have no problem playing at my favorite casinos - law has no effect on me
13.51%
No effect - I have no problem making deposits - law has no effect on me
7.21%
I'm not a US based player - but I am a forum member and want to see the results of this poll
11.71%
I plan on doing this every couple of months or so to get a feel on how the new regulation is affecting everyone. Please take the two minutes it takes to do this so everyone can get a good idea on what's going on. Thanks!
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An old country preacher had a teenage son, and it was getting time the boy
should give some thought to choosing a profession. Like many young men, the
boy didn't really know what he wanted to do, and he didn't seem too
concerned about it.
One day, while the boy was away at school, his father decided to try an
experiment. He went into the boy's room and placed on his study table three
objects:
a Bible,
a silver dollar, and
a bottle of whisky.
"I'll just hide behind the door," the old preacher said to himself, "and
when he comes home from school this afternoon, I'll see which object he
picks up. If it's the Bible, he's going to be a preacher like me, and what
a blessing that would be! If he picks up the dollar, he's going to be a
businessman, and that would be okay, too. But if he picks up the bottle,
he's going to be a no-good drunkard, and, Lord, what a shame that would be."
The old man waited anxiously, and soon heard his son's footsteps as he
entered the house whistling and headed for his room. He tossed his books on
the bed, and as he turned to leave the room he spotted the objects on the
table. With curiosity in his eye, he walked over to inspect them.
Finally, he picked up the Bible and placed it under his arm. He picked up
the silver dollar and dropped it into his pocket. He uncorked the bottle
and took a big drink.
"Lord have mercy," the old preacher whispered, " he's gonna be a
Congressman".
ha ha ha
POSITIVE VIEWS ON INTERNET GAMBLING FROM TOP CASINO EXEC
UIGEA "Makes no sense whatsoever," says Lanni
The chairman of the American Gaming Association and head of the giant US land gambling firm MGM Mirage, Terri Lanni had some straight talking things to say about the recently Introduced Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act when he addressed the G2E conference in Las Vegas this week.
The new U.S. law making it illegal for banks, credit card companies and online payment systems to process payments to online gambling companies "makes no sense whatsoever," he told conference delegates, adding that he was hopeful that the new Democratic leadership in the U.S. Congress could provide a chance to explore the legalisation of online gambling.
"The Republican Party pandered to the religious right," he said, referring to the manner in which the UIGEA was rushed through Congress without proper debate and consideration, attached to a more important but totally unrelated Bill. In October, Senator Bill Frist of Tennessee was successful in tacking the Internet gambling ban onto a popular bill on port safety. Frist is retiring from Congress as he considers a possible run for the 2008 Republican presidential nomination.
Lanni said MGM would like to see a study commissioned to examine whether online gambling can be successfully regulated in the United States.
Lanni's address was followed by one from the head of the UK Gaming Commission, Peter Dean who said: "Britain wants to be second to none in the regulation of Internet gambling ...We firmly believe that the way forward is to regulate, rather than prohibit."
Dean said that from a British perspective, the U.S. ban is puzzling, in that "prohibition doesn't have a conspicuous record of success in this country ... the obvious result is that the activity is going to be driven underground."
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