If you want to play Internet Poker, tell your Senator NOW

[Ted Geisel]

Cutting through any bravado or big talk you might hear ... if you live in the US and you want to be able to play Internet poker, you better tell your Senator NOW and every week until the Senate version of the Funding Prohibition, Senate Bill 627 is defeated.

A House-passed prohibition must also pass the Senate in some form. The House version mustered a 2/3 vote by a couple of votes. The Senate prospects for Internet poker players look dim.

If you are a Republican, lobby your Senators on libertarian/big government grounds. Republican votes WILL be necessary to block passage.

Do not listen to posters who say ... but Neteller is offshore or so what, the sites will find a way ... The truth is that US players will be screwed if a US banking prohibition becomes law and about 85% of the market will die.