Video Poker Vegas wrote:
They [assistant U.S. attorneys] are adamant that it is against existing
federal law to gamble via the internet.
Congress doesnt think so. It is weighing several bills to ban Internet
gambling like Kyl and Leach-Oxley.
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Video Poker wrote:
You also will not be able to seek redress in a United States Court if you
are cheated or have any
other kind of tort claim related to participating in an illegal act.
That puts them in the same league as Indian casinos.
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Congress changes laws all the time. The fact that congress is trying to
make a more encompassing law does not in any way indicate that internet
gambling is not now illegal. The U.S. Department of Justice has prosecuted
internet gambling under existing law and has not been overturned by the
Supreme Court. I personally could care less if its legal or illegal to
gamble on the internet. I won't play in any unregulated environment, and
that certainly includes the internet.
Rasti$Rulz
Coasts Casinos = vp-hell
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From: "MHS" <siaassociates@monmouth.com>
To: <vpFREE@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Sunday, March 30, 2003 8:00 PM
Subject: RE: [vpFREE] Re: Internet Bonuses
Video Poker Vegas wrote:
"They [assistant U.S. attorneys] are adamant that it is against existing
federal law to gamble via the internet."
Congress doesn't think so. It is weighing several bills to ban Internet
gambling like Kyl and Leach-Oxley.
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Video Poker Vegas wrote:
Congress changes laws all the time. The fact that congress is trying to
make a more encompassing law does not in any way indicate that internet
gambling is not now illegal. The U.S. Department of Justice has prosecuted
internet gambling under existing law and has not been overturned by the
Supreme Court.
Absent the citation of even one case, we can all read the article in The New
York Times today:
E-COMMERCE REPORT Gambling Sites Adjust to Scrutiny By BOB TEDESCHI
CONGRESS took substantial action this month against Internet betting, with a
House committee passing a bill to curb online gambling and a nearly
identical bill being introduced in the Senate. Similar bills have been
introduced in Congress before, but none passed both houses in the same
session. With increased Congressional interest now, the legislation may well
reach the president's desk this year. . . .
The new legislation would bar credit card companies, banks and other
financial institutions from sending money to online gambling sites at their
customers' request. How this would be enforced is not yet known, but
Congressional staff members said that federal officials would most likely
identify gambling sites to financial companies and that those companies
would then block users from paying the sites. . . .
Not all online casinos have given up on the United States market, though.
Some, like Golden Palace, still tell customers to use major credit cards to
pay for their casino accounts by sending payment through services like
NETeller and E-CashWorld. Those companies, and others that are based in
foreign countries, filled the void created when PayPal began turning away
online bettors, analysts said. PayPal is a unit of eBay.
Debit cards from foreign banks are another way that gamblers in the United
States can pay, although David Robertson, president of a credit card
industry newsletter, The Nilson Report, said the Internal Revenue Service
had been scrutinizing holders of those accounts for possible tax evasion.
While analysts said the crackdown by financial companies and regulators
will continue to hurt online casinos, sports betting sites are likely to
fare better. Sports betting jumped again this month at sites like
BetonSports.com, MVPSportsbook.com and others because of the N.C.A.A.
basketball tournament. Some of the growth has also, however, been a result
of better marketing. . . .
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Sir, I have sited cases and the opinion of the Attorney General of the
United States which is well published. The proposed law you speak of
EXPANDS current law.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/national/longterm/intgambling/stories/charged.htm
Rasti$Rulz
Coasts Casinos = vp-hell
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/vp-heaven
----- Original Message -----
From: "MHS" <siaassociates@monmouth.com>
To: <vpFREE@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Monday, March 31, 2003 9:23 PM
Subject: RE: [vpFREE] Re: Internet Bonuses
Video Poker Vegas wrote:
Congress changes laws all the time. The fact that congress is trying to
make a more encompassing law does not in any way indicate that internet
gambling is not now illegal. The U.S. Department of Justice has prosecuted
internet gambling under existing law and has not been overturned by the
Supreme Court.
Absent the citation of even one case, we can all read the article in The New