Virginia Rep. Goodlatte Pushing Bill to Ban Internet-Gambling...Again

[saint]

Doesn't our country have more important problems to worry about? How do these people pick what issue they want to bandwagon? If anyone in our govt had anything more than a pea-sized brain they would legalize online gambling, regulate it, and tax the crap out of it. Same goes with pot.
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Virginia Rep. Bob Goodlatte (news, bio, voting record) will reintroduce a bill this week that would prohibit Internet gambling, a fast-growing industry valued at about $12 billion, a spokeswoman for Goodlatte said on Tuesday.

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Goodlatte, a Republican, first introduced legislation to ban online gambling nearly a decade ago. In 2000, his bill had strong support in the House but was unexpectedly defeated due in part to efforts by Republican lobbyist Jack Abramoff, who represented gambling interests, according to the spokeswoman.

Abramoff pleaded guilty to fraud charges in early January and is cooperating with prosecutors in a corruption probe that could implicate lawmakers and officials across Washington.

The previous version of Goodlatte's bill would make it illegal to use the Internet for gambling and give law enforcement officials the authority to stop credit card payments to offshore Internet gambling sites.

Goodlatte's spokeswoman said details about the new bill would be released on Thursday. Other sponsors of the bill will be fellow Virginia Republicans Rick Boucher and Frank Wolf, she said.

Shares in two European gaming companies, PartyGaming Plc and 888 Holdings Plc fell in Tuesday trading due to concerns about new U.S. legislation, according to traders.

 

[amhlilhaus]

there's also a arizona politician who keeps trying. they need to fu-ck off. if they ban internet gambling it's not like people who do it will start giving their gambling money to charity.

 

[THE HITMAN]

I think this bill got 60% of the vote last time around...........67% is needed to advance. That's really close , folks.

 

[acehistr8]

I've been listening to this joker for too long. He's a bandwagoner, he seems to introduce a bill right around the time a hotbutton issue is in the news.

Whats his big plan, stop credit card companies? Uhm hello, this is already the case at 99.9% of books or poker rooms, its almost impossible to find a card that works. Is he going to shutdown Neteller, Instadebit, Echecks, Citadel and the 100 other (most likely FOREIGN based) companies that allow this? This is one of those great things that will get his name in the news, but wont actually do much. Show me the beef, show me the logistics behind it. We have no jurisdiction over foreign gambling sites and we have no jurisdiction over foreign based financial transaction companies. Whats next, talk every ISP in America into banning the hundreds of thousands of IP adresses available for offshore gaming? Good luck. As soon as you compile your blacklist of IP adresses they will change the next day.

Even if this gets off the House floor, it will never make it out of committee and will never pass the Senate. Gets his name in the news, sounds scary, but thats the bottom line.

And oh by the way, Abramoff is gone, yes. But legal gambling is still a huge multi billion dollar industry in the US. Its not like Abramoff was the only lobbyist for them. Politicians may be trying to distance themselves from him, but they still like to cash the checks from whoever is writing them. Think about the hole he leaves behind. There will be dozens of big name firms stepping up to take over his client list, he's got one of the most envied books of business in town.

 

[yyz]

I sure hope they pass this fukker......I'm going broke over here!

 

[freelancc]

I sure hope they pass this fukker......I'm going broke over here!

:lol: :lol:

 

[danmurphy jr]

It's gonna happen this time. We don't realize it but the US is broke and can not let 6-12 Billion go to South America every year. It's also a pet of John McCain(R-Az). There are arrest Warrants out for American owners of these books as well. It is already illegal in most states but not on Federal level. I pray it doesn't happen.

 

[DIRTY Diapers]

Bastards... What will I do with all of my free time if this bill is passed? watch the bachelor with my girlfriend Jesus...

 

[saint]

Bastards... What will I do with all of my free time if this bill is passed? watch the bachelor with my girlfriend Jesus...

You too? Damn. At least he tagged those 3 hot sluts before he dumped one of them!

 

[djv]

Does Vegas have any money in these off shore sites. If not are they behind the door pushing this. If Vegas has no money in them think of the money there missing out of that the may have gotten before. Just a thought.