Bills introduced in Congress banning online gaming

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<section itemprop="articleBody"> WASHINGTON (AP) — Lawmakers from both parties introduced legislation in the House and Senate on Wednesday aimed at banning online gambling, setting the stage for an uncertain battle in Congress.


The measures are aimed at reversing a 2011 decision by Attorney General Eric Holder that a 1961 law used in recent years to curb Internet gaming only barred sports betting. The bills introduced Wednesday would broaden the prohibition to where it stood before Holder's ruling.


Three states have legalized online gaming since the Justice Department's 2011 ruling: Nevada, New Jersey and Delaware. Others have been considering doing so in an effort to find lucrative new sources of revenue.
Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., the chief Senate sponsor, is running for re-election this year and has been seeking to shore up conservative support for the June GOP primary. The House version is sponsored by Rep. Jason Chaffetz, R-Utah. Both sponsor's states have histories of curbing gambling.


Graham said that because of the Justice Department decision, "Virtually any cellphone or computer can again become a video poker machine. It's simply not right."


Chaffetz said restoring the earlier interpretation of the 1961 law would be "putting the genie back in the bottle."
Each bill has co-sponsors from both parties, including Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., and Rep. Emanuel Cleaver, D-Mo.
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., who controls his chamber's agenda, has supported legalizing online poker.


Nevada's other senator, Republican Dean Heller, favors Internet poker in Nevada and wants to let states decide whether to permit poker online. He also thinks a major expansion of online gambling would be "bad for Nevada and for the country," Heller spokeswoman Chandler Smith said.


Sheldon Adelson, a major financial backer of GOP candidates and a casino owner, has said he will spend money to try halting online gambling.

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Why can't our government allow us to spend our money on pursuits we enjoy? These people need to get a clue and quit living in the stone age.
 

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Why can't our government allow us to spend our money on pursuits we enjoy? These people need to get a clue and quit living in the stone age.

I would expect this kind of stuff in North Korea or Venezuela but the USA? Geez. What happened to the greatest country in the world? Next the government will probably read your emails and listen in on your phone calls.
 
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I would expect this kind of stuff in North Korea or Venezuela but the USA? Geez. What happened to the greatest country in the world? Next the government will probably read your emails and listen in on your phone calls.

Been doing it for Years :>(

Land of the Flea is more like it
 

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Is there any chance of this not passing? Also how can they ban us from accessing a web site?
 

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Is there any chance of this not passing? Also how can they ban us from accessing a web site?

nothing would surprise me anymore. From what I understand, the USA owns the .com's so that is why you see all these sites with different suffix's lately. I am sure you've seen .com sites change to .ag and .eu just to name a couple. The USA have no jurisdiction for those. But who knows what they are capable of doing.
 

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If they continue to screw with all sorts of financial deposits and W/D..... amounts to the same thing. SCREWED

Anyone want to fly to the islands to deposit $50 cash so you can bet that 3 team parlay?
 

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And the government wonders why U.S. citizens are giving up their citizenship and moving to other countries in record numbers...
 

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Most crooked enterprises in the world

# 1 Politics (government)

#2 Stock exchanges

#3 Take your pick, but it damn sure ain't gambling!
 

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Maybe this is the agenda...

make it illegal bust some of the casinos...
start issuing legal licenses to delaware NJ, Vegas
 

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Unbelievable next thing you know fags will what a divorce :ohno:
 

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Unbelievable next thing you know fags will what a divorce :ohno:

lighten up pal. What do you got against cigarettes?

my friend sent me this and that made me think of you slapper ...

 

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