Massive NYT article on online poker
Most in-depth coverage yet of the college-kid turned bank robber story that's been getting all the attention.
Most interetesting part for me came on page 6 of 7
"With Congress unlikely to pass any law authorizing federal oversight of our online activities, Internet gambling's near future appears as healthy as illegal downloading's. In the long term, the federal government's response is likely to resemble either its response to tobacco, with high taxes and more rigorous controls over marketing and access to young people, or to marijuana, a costly and mostly fruitless campaign to eradicate a demand-driven business by cutting off the supply."
free reg required.
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06-12-06, 04:18 PM
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