60 Minutes features on online gambling tonight 7PM EST...

The Don · #1 11-20-2005, 06:00 PM

"If online gambling is illegal in the US, then why are thousands of people playing every day?" (or something along those lines)

Answer: The legality is largely ambiguous. Also, big brother doesn't yet have the ability to monitor my actions 24 hours a day. No real need to watch anymore [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]

scrapperdog · #2 11-20-2005, 06:57 PM

The more "illegal" it is the more people are gonna be attracted to it. I hope it stays "illegal".

TheHammer24 · #3 11-20-2005, 07:14 PM

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This is incorrect, more people will play if it's legal.

Also the headline is why are millions of people playing everyday.

wonderwes · #4 11-20-2005, 07:49 PM

I am curious how they report this. I wonder which websites they will show on camera.

TheHammer24 · #5 11-20-2005, 07:53 PM

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Party or Pokerroom, maybe Stars but doubt it, even slimmer UB. No other sites have a chance IMO

Sniper · #6 11-20-2005, 07:58 PM

The report is on gambling, not just poker!

Deamon2 · #7 11-20-2005, 08:05 PM

cbs currently has football on... guess it will be after that

scrapperdog · #8 11-21-2005, 01:45 AM

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This is incorrect, more people will play if it's legal.

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There is nothing that will turn off a persons interest in something more than legalizing it. Alcohol, drugs, gambling, whatever it is.

MicroBob · #9 11-21-2005, 02:09 AM

That's a strange argument.

Live gambling is significantly more popular today then it was when there were just back-room places in many states.

Many people who are playing on party-poker have no idea that it's quasi-illegal. They saw it advertised on TV...it seems legit...illegal?? are you sure??

I know people who occasionally bet sports online who had no idea it was quasi-illegal...or even that the companies they were placing their bets on weren't even American companies.
Lots of people just don't think about that stuff.

However...some people will be less likely to try it (or continue) if they learn that it is quasi-illegal.

Think Napster as an example.
The risk to those downloading the music was not very high. But lots of people got afraid and stopped doing it through them (obviously since then Napster has re-desgned themselves).

Homer · #10 11-20-2005, 08:53 PM

What does it say about me that I recognized every one of those sites?