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Started by DGuller, April 15, 2011, 03:50:41 PM

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DGuller

April 15, 2011, 03:50:41 PM
The US government has finally lowered the banhammer on online poker.  It was nice while it lasted.  :cry:

sbr

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April 15, 2011, 03:51:04 PM
Link?

Drakken

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April 15, 2011, 03:51:41 PM
Link, please.

Siege

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April 15, 2011, 03:52:18 PM
Linksys?



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DontSayBanana

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April 15, 2011, 03:53:03 PM
Quote from: DGuller on April 15, 2011, 03:50:41 PM
The US government has finally lowered the banhammer on online poker.  It was nice while it lasted.  :cry:

Huh.  Any source on this?  I'm looking, and the media coverage is atrocious; I can't find anything newer than 2008...
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DGuller

#6
April 15, 2011, 03:54:07 PM
Really?  Does Google News work only for me?

Grey Fox

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April 15, 2011, 03:59:02 PM Last Edit: April 15, 2011, 04:01:07 PM by Grey Fox
Interesting. I doubt it marks the end of it, it's too big of a business. They'll just end up having to pay taxes & based themselves in Las Vegas.
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DGuller

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April 15, 2011, 04:02:41 PM
Quote from: Grey Fox on April 15, 2011, 03:59:02 PM
Interesting. I doubt it marks the end of it, it's too big of a business. They'll just end up having to pay taxes & based themselves in Las Vegas.
Well, the fact that such an operation would be illegal in US is why this hasn't happened in the first place.  The companies would be happy to pay US taxes, they pay much more to get around the US banking laws (which is what finally got them in trouble).

DontSayBanana

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April 15, 2011, 04:04:06 PM
Quote from: Grey Fox on April 15, 2011, 03:59:02 PM
Interesting. I doubt it marks the end of it, it's too big of a business. They'll just end up having to pay taxes & based themselves in Las Vegas.

This.  Before I saw DGuller's link, my searching brought me to stories about DC and Nevada lifting online gambling bans- this is starting to smell like DOJ wanting to make sure they get prosecutions while they're available.
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Grey Fox

#10
April 15, 2011, 04:04:26 PM
Then, what's the solution? Elimination of Online poker playing in the US? I doubt that's going to happen.
Colonel Caliga is Awesome.

Drakken

#11
April 15, 2011, 04:04:46 PM
The "illegal gambling" part is dwarfed by the charges of bank fraud and money-laundering.

Drakken

#12
April 15, 2011, 04:05:14 PM
Quote from: Grey Fox on April 15, 2011, 04:04:26 PM
Then, what's the solution? Elimination of Online poker playing in the US? I doubt that's going to happen.

Like in Quebec: Online poker sites run by the State, with outrageous rake and no rakeback.

DontSayBanana

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April 15, 2011, 04:12:09 PM
Quote from: Grey Fox on April 15, 2011, 04:04:26 PM
Then, what's the solution? Elimination of Online poker playing in the US? I doubt that's going to happen.

The central issue in these cases isn't even the gambling violations- it's the bank fraud and money laundering.  The gambling violations are included as part of the package, and it seems to cynical old me that it's a great way to make sure they get convictions and still manage to score political points against online gambling- which is starting to gain legitimacy, despite DOJ opinion against it.
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stjaba

#14
April 15, 2011, 04:24:36 PM
Twoplustwo.com is downloading very slowly for me now... why I am not surprised.
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