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News: WTO gives US time to obey gaming law
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WTO gives US time over gaming law The United States has until April 2006 to obey a ruling about cross-border gaming on the internet, the World Trade Organisation (WTO) has ordered. [/ QUOTE ] Full Story |
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Re: News: WTO gives US time to obey gaming law
This country ignores everything else the rest of the world says, so why not this, too?
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True, the point is that at least someone out there is trying to look out for our rights. This may not affect any of us since there are plenty of poker sites operating out of places other than Antigua, but there's no way that this action by the WTO can be considered a bad thing for online gaming.
The more enemies against the US's gambling restrictions (and proposed restrictions) the better. |
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True, the point is that at least someone out there is trying to look out for our rights. [/ QUOTE ] The last time I checked our constitution has no guarantee to the right to play online poker. Also they are't looking out for anyones' "rights". They are looking to make money off the American pokerplayers. Please at least get this straight. |
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Re: News: WTO gives US time to obey gaming law
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[ QUOTE ] True, the point is that at least someone out there is trying to look out for our rights. [/ QUOTE ] The last time I checked our constitution has no guarantee to the right to play online poker. Also they are't looking out for anyones' "rights". They are looking to make money off the American pokerplayers. Please at least get this straight. [/ QUOTE ] Correct but it this is not a Constitution issue. If gambling is legal in Nevada, Atlantic City and countless other places in the United States - not to mention Bingo Halls and the Multi State Lottery, then why should online poker be banned? It makes no sense. |
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Re: News: WTO gives US time to obey gaming law
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[ QUOTE ] [ QUOTE ] True, the point is that at least someone out there is trying to look out for our rights. [/ QUOTE ] The last time I checked our constitution has no guarantee to the right to play online poker. Also they are't looking out for anyones' "rights". They are looking to make money off the American pokerplayers. Please at least get this straight. [/ QUOTE ] Correct but it this is not a Constitution issue. If gambling is legal in Nevada, Atlantic City and countless other places in the United States - not to mention Bingo Halls and the Multi State Lottery, then why should online poker be banned? It makes no sense. [/ QUOTE ] What does making sense have to do with the situation? |
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The fed, state, and local govs aren't getting a tax on it. Follow the money.
As a general rule of thumb anything the WTO is for is bad for America |
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Re: News: WTO gives US time to obey gaming law
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[ QUOTE ] True, the point is that at least someone out there is trying to look out for our rights. [/ QUOTE ] The last time I checked our constitution has no guarantee to the right to play online poker. Also they are't looking out for anyones' "rights". They are looking to make money off the American pokerplayers. Please at least get this straight. [/ QUOTE ] Last time I checked the constitution, I noticed some fine print that said <font color="red">Ducks must wear long pants</font> , so obviously, things have changed a bit since it was written. |
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Re: News: WTO gives US time to obey gaming law
A search for Ducks must wear long pants turned up this interesting site.
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This country ignores everything else the rest of the world says, so why not this, too? [/ QUOTE ] Quite possible of course. But most of the time Americans are the ones trying to use the WTO to pry open someone else's market. Embarrassing and weakening the WTO by ignoring its orders carries a real price for American trade interests. |
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