I-Gambling funding prohibition attached to 9/11 bill

[JayC]

http://financialservices.house.gov/news.asp?FormMode=release&id=554&NewsType=1

It passed the committee 68-0

"Also included in the legislation is a provision that passed the House last year that would bar Internet gambling sites access to the U.S. financial services system by preventing the use of credit cards, wire transfers, or any other bank instruments to fund illegal Internet gaming transactions. The Committee has previously heard testimony from the Federal Bureau of Investigation that Internet gambling is vulnerable for use in terrorist financing schemes."

 

[Dante]

SO if this passes the full senate and house when will it take effect that neteller and other methods stop allowing you to fund your wagering accounts?

 

[Fishhead]

Great queston Dante................I would like to know also about how Neteller is affected by all this.

 

[THE SHRINK]

Dante,

I am not sure when this would take effect. But, what I do know is that we NEED to focus on the SENATE...

We need to tell our Senators that it's DISRESPECTFUL and IRRELEVANT. We don't want it added to the 9/11 bill, period...

Here is the link below for posters to email or call their Senators....

I strongly encourage everyone to do so....

http://www.senate.gov/general/contact_information/senators_cfm.cfm

THE SHRINK

 

[Dante]

good idea Shrink... thanks for the link

 

[JayC]

http://www.senate.gov/general/contact_information/senators_cfm.cfm

Please contact your Senators (We each have two) from the link above via phone and/or email. Tell them you are opposed to this legislation (the Internet Gambling funding prohibition language), and that you think it is disrespectful and inappropriate to attach it to a 9/11 bill. And do't forget to mention that you and your friends and family vote even if they don't all call.

Despite the claims of internet gambling being susceptible to terrorist money laundering, these are only theories. They can not point to one incident. On the other hand, there have been numerous incidents of land based casinos actually being used for money laundering.

This is a disgusting abuse of the legislative process to advance the social agenda of a few.

 

[bucsfan67]

well, i wrote mine....


Senator Lugar.....

I am a devoted Republican, and a rarity in this society, I VOTE....

I like many other americans DO enjoy gambling with my recreational money, that I EARN....I feel that is my right....I enjoy our local riverboat, which brings alot of money into our state, i enjoy Ellis Park racetrack (although) considered Kentucky owned, i occasionally play the lottery, and i enjoy playing poker online.......

When i heard of the attachment to the 9/11 bill, trying to prohibit all online gambling, and heard it passed 68-0, i was EXTREMELY upset......As an American, i feel i have a right to spend my money as i wish......I do not need the government telling me how to do so.....That is the main reason i consider myself Republican, we tend to believe the individual is better served making their own decisions, rather than the government holding their hand constantly.....

I will be very upset if this bill passes, and the government once again tells me how i can spend MY MONEY.....i am not hurting anyone, i play from my home, and i dont go around breaking the law..........How would i be harming anyone?

I certainly hope you and your counterparts look closer at this, before blindly signing this bill, and the ATTACHMENTS.......

I also think it is a disgrace for this ammendment to be attached to AN IMPORTANT BILL, such as this......There is no proof the 2 things have any link, and it seems as if it is trying to be SNUCK in the vote........

I will be watching closely to see what happens, and hope that MY SENATOR votes for MY interest..........

Sincerely


Brent

 

[Dante]

GREAT email Bucs...we should all cut and paste something like that ...and send it.

If you get a reply PLEASE post what he says also thanks

 

[TheGeneral+]

Evan sent me a reply saying it is in the best interest of the players because of scam operations and no regulation.

 

[Dante]

also I wonder if this would effect Online poker or not???

 

[TheGeneral+]

Wish i had a scanner to post the whole reply here. Maybe i will type it later. I need practice anyhow.

 

[bucsfan67]

Evan sent me a reply saying it is in the best interest of the players because of scam operations and no regulation.

Of course the General wrote his "democratic" senator....:finger:


J/K General...

I will post what reply i get from Senator Lugar....

We will see if he listens to us or not......

As to Bayh's response, much like what we have said here for years, it is our risk to send offshore, and we won't be looking to the government to help us if we have a problem, it is our risk....I would rather them worry about the big stuff.....I can handle the offshore gambling part of my life.....

Let them worry about our kids being safe, our schools properly funded, our airlines safe, and our HOME TERRITORY safe.....

I'll handle the runlines, quarter bets, over unders, and whether to call all in with my pockets jacks......

 

[bigbet1234]

I just sent my Senator a letter, I will post the reply if there is one.

BB

 

[THE SHRINK]

I just emailed BOTH SENATORS from Virginia and told them that many of my friends enjoyed the FREEDOM of CHOICE to gamble online...

THE SHRINK

 

[X-Files]

SO if this passes the full senate and house when will it take effect that neteller and other methods stop allowing you to fund your wagering accounts?

I wonder how such a bill being passed would effect Neteller
since they are Canadian based. Would it be business as
usual between sportsbooks & Neteller?

Would US citizens be able to open foreign bank accounts
and fund their sportsbook accounts through them?

 

[planetwarrior]

I don't see how the us gov can regulate a canadian company, are they even canadian now they are listed on uk stock exchange? Interesting

 

[BaseballGuy]

This is why we need regime change!

 

[BaseballGuy]

Come to think of it, I really hate these congressmen. How dar ethey sneak this BS act into such an important bill. Even if some agree with this internet gambling prohibition act, they should pass it the right way, not sneak it into a "9/11" bill.

If these congressmen pass this bill as presented, it shows they are truly scumbags.

 

[wilheim]

<TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=1 width="100%" border=0><TBODY><TR><TD class=heading1>Races may be safe from Internet bills</TD></TR><TR vAlign=top align=left><TD class=content height=337>By MATT HEGARTY DRF.com

Amendments that would restrict Internet gambling have been added to several bills being considered by federal legislators, but the amendments would not, in their current form, affect horse racing, according to Greg Avioli, president of the National Thoroughbred Racing Association. One amendment, attached to a House bill that would address concerns brought up by the 9/11 Commission, would make it illegal for credit-card and banking companies to allow bettors to make deposits with Internet gambling companies. That amendment includes language that would allow horse racing account-wagering companies to keep accepting such deposits, said Avioli, who spent Wednesday and Thursday in Washington to lobby for the racing language. A similar bill is being worked on in the Senate, and legislators are considering language that would ban sports betting on the Internet, with the exception of horse racing. Both bills are expected to pass before legislators recess on Oct. 8.


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[Dante]

so they will make Horse racing the first LEGAL form of Internet wagering??? but not sports....whats the difference????