Frank To Push For Repeal Of Internet Gambling Ban
from the busted-out dept
Congressman Barney Frank will apparently soon introduce legislation to repeal the US ban on online gambling, as the EU looks like it's preparing to push the WTO to take action against the ban. Along with being ineffective and useless, the ban falls foul of WTO regulations, and could lead to the US being subject to punishments from the organization. It sounds as though the WTO would like to give the US government the chance to sort out the illegal ban on its own before taking action on a complaint about it. Though, even with the changed political climate in the US, it remains to be seen if the repeal could stick. It's also really hard to see how a ban on online gambling, and forcing financial institutions to police it, remains preferable to a well-regulated environment that protects consensual bettors. Hopefully US politicians will agree.Thank you for reading this Techdirt post. With so many things competing for everyone’s attention these days, we really appreciate you giving us your time. We work hard every day to put quality content out there for our community.
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This is just a symptom of how US law is being co-opted by the left faggots of the US.
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Restricting free market business is "left wing". Yeah, that makes sense.
And breaking international law is something the US is to be proud of?
You make such sense.
From Peter the European.
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Resign from WTO
Who the hell is running this country now, anyway? Berlin?
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Re: Resign from WTO
Legalizing pot has the potential to generate large amounts of tax income and at the same time reduce street crime.
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Prostitution can be taxed too, but who wants to live next door to a whorehouse? It's bad enough having damn tattoo parlors around.
If that's what you want for the society you live in, go to Sweden. They have an open drug policy. Yeah, it's a fine way to live.
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You are an amazing testament to why this once useful blog is going downhill. Get a life.
Also, Sweden has strict laws regarding said contraband. Please think before you type. The country you probably meant was the Netherlands?
But because you've never been out of the country, you probably couldn't tell the difference.
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Need to re-visit acceptable collection practices and FDCPA
Does anyone else find this disturbing? It explains why banks don't understand why people despise them. Collecting money from the deceased is truly playing in Satan's Sandbox!
If they don't see anything morally wrong with collecting from beyond the the dead, I wonder what atrocities they are doing to the living.
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what about the artists?
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Re: what about the artists?
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Online Gambling
Banning online gambling in this Country of ours, supposedly a free one, is ridiculous. And the reason is that States are afraid to lose lottery and other gambling revenues.
While we are at it, let's legalize cannibus as well. Another archaic ban of prohabition.
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Online gambling, etc.
Remember, "those who do not know history are doomed to repeat it".
We banned alcohol in Prohibition, and organized crime took root - they are entrenched now. We banned prostitution, and the fact that it is not regulated is a serious health problem. We banned marijuana (which is not as serious a threat as (legal) hard liquor) and enriched the criminals that are now a serious problem in both Mexico and the US.
Do you think we will ever learn?
My take on it is that ever since Reagan told us it is okay to "think with your heart" (translation: turn your brain off) we as a nation have been spiraling downward.
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It’s a Bird! It’s a Plane! No! it’s a… Hostel?!
http://www.inhabitat.com/2009/02/11/reclaimed-jumbo-jet-hotel-in-stockholm/
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Interesting...
Cheers!
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prohibit and promote terrorism
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Poker tournaments should be lagal
poker is a skill game and yet it is regarded like other casino games as a game of luck.
Anyway, prohibition is not the answer. U.S. players can easily play at poker rooms like poker stars, which by the way, became the leading online poker room thanks to this law.
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Just do it
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Ban
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ban
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