I'm just glad Congress is there to protect me from myself for without their guidance I'm quite certain I'd be a homeless drunk right now.

That would make sense for someone from Nevada to say that. Hypocritical - but it makes sense.

And we get no vote at all, VERY NICE.

This is actually a good thing for us believe it or not.

A good strategy may be to start carrying small bankroll amounts online. I can foresee Neteller closing up shop with our money if poker is no longer a valid merchant for them (I'd guesstimate well over 50% of their business is in poker related transactions).

I think this is completely ridiculous advice. Seriously, I think the guy looking for 10 cents in the Backer section had more logic in his post.

How's that?

Come live in Australia, we have a relatively sensible/libertarian government and gambling is not taxable :)

Also cleansing ales are plentiful

The longer there is no decision the longer we have no problem. Possibly the idiots who wrote the bill don't get re-elected and the issue goes away.

But in any event it can't go to the Senate without a vote from the House and can't become law without going to the Senate.

Getting rolled by NETeller = LOL

I'd just hate to see online poker getting banned quicktime and having the tsunami of a lifetime. Some people have life savings online.

Huh?

I think the rest of the world has enough poker players for them to continue their service.

You sure? The article does state that about half of online poker players are American, and that doesn't seem too far out of whack.

You're getting way, way, way ahead of yourserlf. These things take a LONG time. Just because the House votes in favor of a bill (which they have not) does not mean Neteller is going to go out of business! Even if this did become a law effective TODAY, Neteller does a lot of things besides cater to online gamblers, and I'm sure they would come up with a contingency plan for those of us who choose to break the law.

317-93.

Ouch.

Yep, sneaky bastards. Still, the Senate has better things to do, they have burried this thing before and will again.

I hope you're right. Here's another article:


I'll be interested to see the Poker Player's Alliance response to this.

From pocketfives:

Poker Players Alliance Responds to House Vote
Banning Online Poker

Washington, D.C.(July 11, 2006) — Michael Bolcerek, president of the Poker Players Alliance, released the following statement after the U.S. House of Representatives passed legislation that would prohibit Americans from playing poker on the Internet.

“We are disappointed that the House of Representatives would assail the rights of Americans to enjoy the great game of poker on the Internet. It is unconscionable that a skill game like poker gets swept into the net of prohibition, while online horse betting and Internet lotteries get free passes,” said Mr. Bolcerek.

“The United States should follow the lead of the United Kingdom by regulating and taxing online poker, not banning it. An economic analysis just released by our organization shows that U.S. regulation of online poker has the potential to raise more than $3.3 billion in annual revenue for the federal government, in addition to another $1 billion for state coffers. We hope that this analysis will give a fresh perspective for U.S. Senators about the benefits of regulation.

“The Poker Players Alliance is undeterred in its mission to promote and protect the game of poker and we will continue to advance the cause on behalf of poker players in the United States.”

A copy of the Poker Players Alliance economic analysis can be found at .

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The Poker Players Alliance is a nonprofit organization advocating on behalf of American poker players.

IF they bann access to the sites we are screwed?

no bank transactions from the U.S . can easily be be jumped but if they block the sites then we have trouble no?

This is really funny.

Alrighty, thanks for stopping in. Bye.

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How do you figure? I realize you don't live in the U.S., but if this ever passes, it will have very clear GLOBAL impacts.

Think about the big picture for a minute before making stupid comments.

Taja

Of course you realize what happens to the action at every site if the US is not playing, right?

CardPlayer's take on things:

Seems like Taja likes to stop in and try to needle "the USA" everytime the opportunity presents itself. Pathetic needling attempt, yes, but I still see that as his motivation.

He did LEAVE the forum because he didn't want to be associated with it. When does he return? To jab at people about the US in the World Cup and in this thread. He has posted in a few other spots, I admit, but it's still weak.