Magpie Maniac
11 Jul 2006, 06:07 PM
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060711/wr_nm/leisure_gambling_vote_dc_6
"The U.S. House on Tuesday approved a Republican-written bill to crack down on Internet gambling, in what critics said was an election-year appeal to the party's conservative base. The House voted 317-93 to impose a ban on most forms of Internet gambling by making it illegal for banks and credit card companies to make payments to online gambling sites."
"Democrat Barney Frank of Massachusetts said he thought the bill was 'outrageous.' 'If people want to do something, and it doesn't hurt anybody else, we ought to mind our own business,' Frank said on Monday. 'This is a bill to tell adults not to do something because people in this body disapprove of what they do.'"
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20060711/pl_afp/afplifestyleusinternet_060711204821
"US officials argue that any bets made in the US, even at offshore websites, would already be against the law. But the new bill would explicitly ban the use of checks, wire transfers or credit cards for wagers, imposing a five-year prison term for violators."
Ya gotta love the Republicans who wrote the bill and the spineless Democrats who supported it. :rolleyes: They lecture about freedom and liberty on Monday and vote to ban a hobby on Tuesday.
This pandering piece of legislation will probably scare legitimate, publicly-traded bookmakers in Europe from taking wagers from Americans. Meanwhile, the shady books will have a field day taking money and not making payouts on winnings.
We'll see what the US Senate does.
I also loved this quote from House Speaker Dennis Hastert:
"We must be wary of illegal gambling sites that offer fronts to criminals for money laundering, drug trafficking and terrorist financing."
Wow. Who knew that I was financing Osama by putting down a ten on MLS matches on the weekend? :rolleyes: Dennis, your pre-enlightened constituency might fall for that crap, but not me.
"The U.S. House on Tuesday approved a Republican-written bill to crack down on Internet gambling, in what critics said was an election-year appeal to the party's conservative base. The House voted 317-93 to impose a ban on most forms of Internet gambling by making it illegal for banks and credit card companies to make payments to online gambling sites."
"Democrat Barney Frank of Massachusetts said he thought the bill was 'outrageous.' 'If people want to do something, and it doesn't hurt anybody else, we ought to mind our own business,' Frank said on Monday. 'This is a bill to tell adults not to do something because people in this body disapprove of what they do.'"
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20060711/pl_afp/afplifestyleusinternet_060711204821
"US officials argue that any bets made in the US, even at offshore websites, would already be against the law. But the new bill would explicitly ban the use of checks, wire transfers or credit cards for wagers, imposing a five-year prison term for violators."
Ya gotta love the Republicans who wrote the bill and the spineless Democrats who supported it. :rolleyes: They lecture about freedom and liberty on Monday and vote to ban a hobby on Tuesday.
This pandering piece of legislation will probably scare legitimate, publicly-traded bookmakers in Europe from taking wagers from Americans. Meanwhile, the shady books will have a field day taking money and not making payouts on winnings.
We'll see what the US Senate does.
I also loved this quote from House Speaker Dennis Hastert:
"We must be wary of illegal gambling sites that offer fronts to criminals for money laundering, drug trafficking and terrorist financing."
Wow. Who knew that I was financing Osama by putting down a ten on MLS matches on the weekend? :rolleyes: Dennis, your pre-enlightened constituency might fall for that crap, but not me.