Americans bent ovr by our Government again.

[bmeelneg]

Blaming the government is painting with a broad brush ... The blame should be dialed into who in government worked the system to get the law changed.

the key Senator Bill Frist (R) - former Senate majority leader

UIGEA fairly decently explained in this short vid (skip forward to the 1 minute mark where it gets somewhat specific) .... Annie Duke - How the UIGEA Passed - YouTube

[HopsBar28]

Blaming the government is painting with a broad brush ... The blame should be dialed into who in government worked the system to get the law changed.

And you need to consider who is responsible for keeping it in place - BradysDad touched on it... I suspect many of our congressmen/women would be supportive but are fearful, which means they don't have the balls to stand for what they believe in. Many others are being lobbied by the brick-and-mortar gambling industry to prevent online poker from becoming a broadly allowed/accepted pasttime again.

[bmeelneg]

And you need to consider who is responsible for keeping it in place - BradysDad touched on it... I suspect many of our congressmen/women would be supportive but are fearful, which means they don't have the balls to stand for what they believe in. Many others are being lobbied by the brick-and-mortar gambling industry to prevent online poker from becoming a broadly allowed/accepted pasttime again.

I hear what you are saying but I highly doubt there is going to be any movement at the federal level on this. Some type of taxing and regulating would need to be implemented on this industry. A bill that involves taxing, regulating, and "gambling" making it thru the GOP controlled House? Haha ya right ... dont hold your breath. Bottom line is the R's broke it and they are not gonna do a 180 and fix it.

State by state though is another story. There is hope on that front.

[Pray4Spades]

I hear what you are saying but I highly doubt there is going to be any movement at the federal level on this. Some type of taxing and regulating would need to be implemented on this industry. A bill that involves taxing, regulating, and "gambling" making it thru the GOP controlled House? Haha ya right ... dont hold your breath. Bottom line is the R's broke it and they are not gonna do a 180 and fix it.

State by state though is another story. There is hope on that front.

Agreed.