Maggie’s No online Poker in US, gun sales drop expected.

[oregon]

With no more online poker extra money, professional poker players may not be buying guns in the USA for a while. See WSJ article 'Online Poker Players Face Big Life Changes' at:

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703702004576269284033243972.html

Full Tilt and Poker Stars players in the USA now blocked.

<span style="color: #3333FF">From the above WSJ link: "The U.S. Justice Department announced Friday it was blocking players in the U.S. from accessing Full Tilt Poker, along with other online poker sites, accusing 11 people of bank fraud and of illegally operating gambling websites. The government seized accounts run by the sites that held money stored by players."</span>

So for the smiths when someone says I was playing poker so can not get my money - it could be true.

 

[TOPO-sniper]

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But DC just passed an online gambling law.......coincidence?

 

[armorpl8chikn]

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That is why I quit online poker the first time they made a fuss. It is all about the lost revenue stream. Render unto Caesar.

 

[KillShot]

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[tigerhawk]

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More control-freak BS, IMHO. There are far too many people telling other people what to do in this country.

 

[n64atlas]

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Poker and other forms of gambling have ben against the law for decades unless it is in Navada, on an Indian reservatiom, or a place that is controled by the State. This was bound to happen, people loss their pay
checks to the pro's. People don't pay income tax on their winnings ect. In this economy, it was a shure bet that the Feds would start doing their job. Want to gamble? Go to Vegas or the other cambling cities.

 

[D_TROS]

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Its not about making money...its about the wrong people making money...

 

[Nidstyles]

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Ridiculous. Nanny state laws.


The only good side is that if it slows gun sales, the prices might come down again.