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Why has there not been a huge protest organized!!

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  1. dmandon dmandon is offline

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    Feb 13th, 2007 (2/13/2007 7:14pm)

    Can someone please tell me why there has not been a big protest organized in favor of legalizing online poker. If I were a poker room I would get as many pro's and as many other poker rooms to announce a certain day that this would happen. Then I would spend money on commercials getting as many pro's to appear in these commercials telling poker players to come to Washington DC to paticipate in this protest. I would bet if they really put any effort into organizing something like this then there would be several hundred thousand poker players that would participate. It seems like all the poker rooms are just giving up or are trying to find workarounds. Why doesn't everyone stand up and fight together on this. You would think that the poker rooms themselves would be jumping to fund something like this. They are the one's that are losing or are going to lose billions. Can someone please tell me why this hasn't been done yet?????!??!?!?!?!

    What is wrong with everyone. Fight for your profession or hobby.......geez!
  2. valek valek is offline

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    Feb 13th, 2007 (2/13/2007 7:42pm) in reply to dmandon

    Because most poker players are passive.
     
  3. AK87 AK87 is offline

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    Feb 13th, 2007 (2/13/2007 7:48pm) in reply to valek

    Because most poker players are lazy.
  4. computerb computerb is offline

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    Feb 13th, 2007 (2/13/2007 7:53pm) in reply to AK87

    Online poker is already legal.
  5. GeorgeJung GeorgeJung is offline

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    Feb 13th, 2007 (2/13/2007 8:15pm) in reply to dmandon

    They don't like to get out of the house unless its the WSOP, because its -EV
  6. NTProdigy NTProdigy is offline

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    Feb 13th, 2007 (2/13/2007 8:29pm) in reply to GeorgeJung

    Wrong. Poker players just like the bitch and whine about shit instead of doing something. We'd rather just sit here and use our time to play poker instead of standing outside looking like complete douches to the rest of the U.S. population.
  7. wowswift wowswift is offline Fold to cash, skeet to win.

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    Feb 13th, 2007 (2/13/2007 8:43pm) in reply to dmandon

    because poker players don't rly make up enough people in the US to make a difference.
  8. hummer hummer is offline

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    Feb 13th, 2007 (2/13/2007 8:50pm) in reply to wowswift

    because poker sites and magazines dont want to adrress the issue, like if its business as usual. They think by adrressing it people are going to realize what really is going on. HELLO
  9. unfknbelievable unfknbelievable is offline

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    Feb 13th, 2007 (2/13/2007 8:52pm) in reply to hummer

    well lets see. the only players that are screwed by the online poker bill is online poker players. and online poker players by defintion in WEBSTERS dictionary are "lazy"
  10. pageh656 pageh656 is offline

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    Feb 13th, 2007 (2/13/2007 8:59pm) in reply to GeorgeJung

    i wasnt aware online poker players were allowed out of their house
     
  11. cdmalgee cdmalgee is offline

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    Feb 14th, 2007 (2/14/2007 2:13am) in reply to pageh656

    I can leave my house!???!?
  12. FlopEm FlopEm is offline

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    Feb 14th, 2007 (2/14/2007 2:51am) in reply to dmandon

    Poker isn't illegal. The experience most of the American public has with gambling is the Indian Casinos which are very controversial in most states and then there's Las Vegas...Sin City, says it all. It's still perceived as deviant behaviour. I'm never going to fight for a hobby and there's just not enough pro's to get congress to notice.

    The only way to get to a congressman/woman is if (1) it gets them re-elected or (2) there's money in it for them. Until the sites decide to donate as much cash to local communities and campaigns as the Indian Casinos, which last I checked are fine if Online takes a hit, then expect the sites to get the short end of the stick.
  13. Enigma1157 Enigma1157 is offline

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    Feb 14th, 2007 (2/14/2007 3:52am) in reply to dmandon

    Marching in Washington D.C. won't accomplish anything........weed smokers have marched around the USA for many years (when they get up off the couch) and weed is still illegal.......
  14. MC64 MC64 is offline

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    Feb 14th, 2007 (2/14/2007 3:59am) in reply to Enigma1157

    poker players wouldn't wake up early enough for a 'Million Degenerate Gambler March'
  15. apc8923 apc8923 is offline

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    Feb 14th, 2007 (2/14/2007 4:54am) in reply to MC64

    my LAG style doesnt carry over to real life
  16. Glo4m Glo4m is offline Confess to me

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    Feb 14th, 2007 (2/14/2007 5:10am) in reply to apc8923

    Can u make sure the rally is early enought so i can get home before 2pm? I would hate to miss the stars $3R
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