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why should the US legalize and regulate online poker

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  1. babytanks babytanks is offline

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    Apr 11th, 2006 (4/11/2006 1:06am)

    im writing a paper and need ideas
  2. HelenRNurse HelenRNurse is offline

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    Apr 11th, 2006 (4/11/2006 1:11am) in reply to babytanks

    Deficit! Ever heard the word? US has a giant one! Legalizing and regulating will help collect taxes from those who don't pay them.

    Protection! US citizens will have recourse if the poker sites are accountable. At present, they aren't.

    Gambling is like liquor. There are those who will find a way to do it anyway. Prohibition didn't work the first time and it won't work now.

    There are 3 good reasons.
  3. Generaly Generaly is offline

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    Apr 11th, 2006 (4/11/2006 1:23am) in reply to HelenRNurse

    Why Not
  4. Bigpoopadump Bigpoopadump is offline

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    Apr 11th, 2006 (4/11/2006 1:25am) in reply to babytanks

    the mountains of cash they will make with taxes
  5. pimpery pimpery is offline

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    Apr 11th, 2006 (4/11/2006 1:29am) in reply to Bigpoopadump

    legalize weed and that will lead to legalized poker (um i just smoked a joint b4 i wrote this)
  6. babytanks babytanks is offline

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    Apr 11th, 2006 (4/11/2006 1:39am) in reply to pimpery

    anyone who can state a GOOD one that helen did not will win $5
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  7. HelenRNurse HelenRNurse is offline

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    Apr 11th, 2006 (4/11/2006 1:42am) in reply to babytanks

    It will keep underaged kids off sites! Now send me my $5! :)
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    Apr 11th, 2006 (4/11/2006 2:58am) in reply to babytanks

    I'm not 100% on this but I believe deposits/withdrawals would be processed quicker as they do not have to be cleared to go offshore. Out of the 4-7 business days it usually takes for a deposit to clear, 4 of those days are spend clearing the money to leave the country.

    It would also likely bring jobs to the US as poker sites could hire their marketing teams, CS staff, tech staff, etc... in the US, rather than in places like India, and Costa Rica.

    AngryJerk
  9. WillisNYC WillisNYC is offline

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    Apr 11th, 2006 (4/11/2006 11:42am) in reply to AngryJerk

    US jobs and tons of em! Every major land based casino group in the US will leap into the gambling market and produce their own websites and software. Lots of software and design jobs there. Many more marketing jobs as the casino sites scramble to get the word out about their online equivalents. Jobs for US regulators as the internet equivalent of the state gambling commissions is formed and hired.
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    Apr 11th, 2006 (4/11/2006 12:38pm) in reply to babytanks

    i wrote this very topic last year for a paper. got an A on it. i'll see if i can find it.
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    Apr 11th, 2006 (4/11/2006 12:41pm) in reply to babytanks

    It will make it easier to keep underaged kids from playing, if it is legal in the US. Currently a 15 year old can get a joint faster than a beer, cause he can get pot off the streets. Kat
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    Apr 11th, 2006 (4/11/2006 1:03pm) in reply to HelenRNurse

    Helen: I think you forgot that the republican congressman trying to pass this poker legislation don't care about the defecit!!!
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    Apr 11th, 2006 (4/11/2006 1:27pm) in reply to HungryShark

    Hungry, I think there are also Democrats who want to pass poker legislation and that there are also Democrats who don't seem to care about the deficit. It's not a party-based issue.
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    Apr 11th, 2006 (4/11/2006 1:29pm) in reply to JLuce

    Babytanks, write your own paper & get your own A :)
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    Apr 11th, 2006 (4/11/2006 2:27pm) in reply to HelenRNurse

    <span id="intelliTXT"> <>"The funny thing is, online gaming sites are begging to be legalized and regulated. A better approach would be to allow them to set up shop in the U.S., contribute to the U.S. economy, be regulated by U.S. markets, and be subject to U.S. courts.
    Of course, that approach would require Congress to treat Americans as adults, and understand that we ought to be free to spend our own money as we please. Even in ways some morally crusading Congressmen happen to find distasteful. "</></span>
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    Apr 11th, 2006 (4/11/2006 2:42pm) in reply to babytanks

    The most important reason is that there will be a whole lot more people playing if it is legalized and regulated. Just like the rise in B&M gambling that has led to the rise in wages in several depressed areas. Legalizing it will allow American businesses to open Poker rooms and create more jobs.
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    Apr 11th, 2006 (4/11/2006 3:49pm) in reply to mudwhistle

    How about the simple reason that it is the right thing to do? Adults should be in charge of their own finances and be allowed to decide how to spend/risk them for either entertainments sake or for potential gain as long as no harm comes to others as a result.
    There isn't any legitimate reason why gambling in any of its many forms should be illegal.
    It is entirely hypocritical to have state lotteries, horse racing and isolated cardrrooms along with Las Vegas and Atlantic City as the exclusive legal wagering options simply because they already exist. Besides, government shouldn't get it both ways, if it wants the tax revenue, it should legalize it, instead of taking a "moral" stand against it while still reaching for the money with the other hand.
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    Apr 11th, 2006 (4/11/2006 4:46pm) in reply to babytanks

    declaration of independence

    "We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness. — "
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