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Legalize poker in Northern Ireland

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  1. only_me only_me is offline

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    Nov 19th, 2011 (11/19/2011 5:56pm)

    Simply put, poker should be legalised in N. Ireland. It makes no sense that games of chance, such as bingo and slot/fruit machines, as well as bookmaking, are all allowed while poker, which is a game of skill requiring maths, game theory, psychology and more, is not permitted. Lobby your MLA and local councils to change the law to make poker legal in N. Ireland.
  2. silkhandlez silkhandlez is offline

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    Nov 21st, 2011 (11/21/2011 6:30pm) in reply to Crystal extacY

     
  3. ACheemz ACheemz is offline

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    Nov 21st, 2011 (11/21/2011 6:47pm) in reply to silkhandlez

    has poker been banned in n ireland? since when?
  4. daughton daughton is offline

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    Nov 21st, 2011 (11/21/2011 6:52pm) in reply to ACheemz

    ?????
  5. bazingaking bazingaking is offline

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    Nov 21st, 2011 (11/21/2011 7:00pm) in reply to silkhandlez

     
    Originally Posted by silkhandlez View Post

    Yeah its kinda hard to express that northern irish accent over a keyboard.
  6. prettypaulie prettypaulie is offline

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    Nov 22nd, 2011 (11/22/2011 5:33am) in reply to bazingaking

    yes it has been banned since 4th of november,3 to 4 places closed that i know of.
    still played in pubs and that so the laws an ass for closing the well run official places but poker laws are strange worldwide.
    my local mla is sammy wilson of the dup so no point canvassing him mate be like flogging a dead horse,u know wot i mean
  7. only_me only_me is offline

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    Nov 28th, 2011 (11/28/2011 6:11am) in reply to prettypaulie

     
    Originally Posted by prettypaulie View Post

    yes it has been banned since 4th of november,3 to 4 places closed that i know of.
    still played in pubs and that so the laws an ass for closing the well run official places but poker laws are strange worldwide.
    my local mla is sammy wilson of the dup so no point canvassing him mate be like flogging a dead horse,u know wot i mean

    Have sent letters to many MLA's, including Sammy Wilson :)
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  8. 13inches 13inches is offline

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    Nov 28th, 2011 (11/28/2011 8:42am) in reply to only_me

    I thought the US government was the only government treating poker as if it were some sort of evil sin inspired by Satan. Sad to hear the Northern Ireland government is doing the same thing...
  9. wackyJaxon wackyJaxon is offline Admin X

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    Nov 28th, 2011 (11/28/2011 8:54am) in reply to 13inches

    Its too bad Northern Ireland lets this be handled by the local council instead of the UK, since UK gaming laws are very consumer and gaming operator friendly.
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    Nov 28th, 2011 (11/28/2011 10:22am) in reply to wackyJaxon

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  11. ubsolute ubsolute is offline

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    Nov 28th, 2011 (11/28/2011 1:29pm) in reply to random.chu

    I thought poker was banned in NI for paramilitary reasons ? ( Too much cash in an unsecure place an easy target, plus money laundering would be ripe)
     
  12. mully_85 mully_85 is offline

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    Nov 29th, 2011 (11/29/2011 12:19am) in reply to ubsolute

    lol errrr m8, this is the north of Ireland we're talking bout here, not Afghanistan.

    Sure your only over the border, u reckon if a squad of lads wanted to rob a poker game they wouldn't be bothered to drive an extra mile or two?
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  13. Crystal extacY Crystal extacY is offline

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    Nov 29th, 2011 (11/29/2011 3:25am) in reply to mully_85

    you mean online is also banned?? i feel ya buddy..
  14. tedSTRETCH tedSTRETCH is offline

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    Nov 29th, 2011 (11/29/2011 4:16am) in reply to Crystal extacY

    what kind of slot/ fruit machines do they have in ireland?
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