Sorry state of online Poker

[Terminal Frost]

It's going to be a mess, with some states making online poker a felony in support of their 28 land-based casinos, to other states setting up their own poker sites for their states only, everyone is trying to grab what they can. The free market is dead.

In support of my point in another thread on who's lining who's pockets (copied from a poker news website):

On Monday, the New Jersey State Senate approved S 490, a bill introduced by Raymond Lesniak that would established the first intrastate internet gambling framework in the United States. The bill was approved by an overwhelming 29-5 margin and now must be approved by the New Jersey Assembly.

Lesniak commented in a press release distributed on Monday, “This bill would generate a minimum of $35 million in tax revenue to help build a bridge to self-sufficiency for our state’s ailing horse tracks. It would generate millions of dollars in private revenue and would give casinos a new product to capture gaming dollars from tech-savvy gamblers. Right now, internet wagering is taking place and the funds are going to offshore operators. It’s time that we give casinos the authority and the tools to keep these funds in the Garden State.”

S 490 has moved at a rapid pace as of late. Last week, the New Jersey Senate Budget Committee approved the measure by a 10-1 margin, with two lawmakers abstaining from the vote. Under S 490, games permitted in land-based casinos in Atlantic City, including poker, would be available online. Any online operators would be on the hook for a 15% tax on gross gaming revenues, down from the rate of 20% when the bill was introduced.

For those who believe that they’d be able to log into New Jersey’s internet gambling sites from outside of the state, think again. The bill is solely an intrastate measure and text found in a Press of Atlantic City article explains, “The games would not be available to all U.S. residents. Lawmakers said the technology exists to prevent out-of-state players from gaining access to New Jersey’s system.”

The bill mandates that all computer systems must be located in Atlantic City. To that end, Lesniak told the Press, “That’s a no-brainer, and the whole bill is a no-brainer. We need to be bold, to tell the Federal Government it has no constitutional authority to prevent online gaming here in our state.”

[Peteyweestro]

You would think a state like mine that thinks gay marriage is ok would freaking jump on NJ bandwagon and allow virtual poker, but then the umpteen million card room around LA and the res casinos may stop greasing pockets and no politician wants that to happen for sure. It freaking disgusts me that we claim to be the land of the brave and free yet only NJ is brave enough to go forward with this and we are not free to choose our own hobbies and past times.Now i am the first one in line to say that i would not want to see any of my gambling money go to some crazy psycho on a camel with an AK-47 and death wish for all things western, so thats why they need to allow American owned casinos to cater to American players and that way their terrorism arguments hold no water

[Assistanc3]

something something proxy something else
If New Jersey has some fancy software that apparently is a generation ahead of todays times
who needs gambling when they should be selling that software to the defence dept to keep out the routing Chinese and other hackers.


lol silly politicians sniffing air off the turnpike

[Terminal Frost]

Now i am the first one in line to say that i would not want to see any of my gambling money go to some crazy psycho on a camel with an AK-47 and death wish for all things western, so thats why they need to allow American owned casinos to cater to American players and that way their terrorism arguments hold no water

LMAO-sorry, it's really not funny, but the picture that jumped into my head.....

Personnally, tho, I don't want to lose stars and tilt, how about free trade? We yell and scream that other countries put up trade barriers, and yet we essentially do the same thing by trying to outlaw online poker.

[Terminal Frost]

Here's one: