« The House Welcomes Bodog Poker ! | Main | To all you Mom's on Mother's Day »
Monday
12May

Poll - Should Online Poker be legal ?

DateMonday, May 12, 2008 at 06:34AM

I was sitting around the house yesterday reading the Sunday paper when I ran across an ariticle in the little Parade section about online poker . The story is a short one, but it's still good to see something in print that's Nationwide about the laws of online poker.

The article is about a bill sponsored by Rep. Robert Wexler (D., Fla.) that seeks to exempt online poker and other  games of skill from the UEIGA law. It mentions how much revenue online poker could bring this country in taxes as well . There's some interesting comments on the site as well .

The biggest reason I bring this story up is because it has a poll going that I think everyone who loves poker should vote on. Just click Intelligence Report to read and make sure to vote on the poll .

AuthorSkinski | Comment4 Comments | Share Article
in

Reader Comments (4)

VOTED :)

For sure online poker should be legal, but of course I love poker so you'd expect that answer from me.

There is no reason for the government to go after poker like they have. There are more pressing issues that deserve their attention, and not some people playing poker online.

There is a Rally scheduled for May 15 in Washington state area for anyone that is from around there.

Washington state attorney Lee Rousso recently dropped out of the governor’s race, partly because his legal case against Washington’s ban on online poker was starting to make headway. The next hearing in the case is scheduled for May 15th, and to show its support for Rousso, the Poker Players Alliance has organized a rally for all supporters of online poker to attend.

The rally has already received support from poker players Barry Greenstein and Andy Bloch, both pledging to attend the rally. The rally will take place in Kent, Washington, at the following address:

Maleng Regional Justice Center
401 4th Ave N
Kent, WA, 98032

The rally will take place on May 15th and run from 10:30 A.M. to 11:30 A.M.
May 12, 2008 | Unregistered Commentergtycoon
poker games are targeted at those players who want to master a few tricks of the trade. Though free poker games do not offer any extra benefit from the real poker game, the game is an excellent way to improve and master the poker.
May 13, 2008 | Unregistered Commenteronline poker
To my understanding, online poker is not illegal unless a state has specific laws against it. The only state I can think of that comes to mind is Washington. It is still legal to play poker at online sites in the US. That is my understanding.
May 14, 2008 | Unregistered CommenterMarkus
You are correct Markus , what the law has done is just make it difficult to fund some sites. I still feel that the poll is a good one to vote on..Parade is read nationwide and just maybe they'll report on the outcome and the comments . Can't hurt for our Government to read our views .
May 14, 2008 | Registered CommenterSkinski

PostPost a New Comment

Enter your information below to add a new comment.

My response is on my own website »
Author Email (optional):
Author URL (optional):
Post:
 
All HTML will be escaped. Hyperlinks will be created for URLs automatically.