New bill introduced to ban online gambling.

[boczom1]

Surprised no news on this yet? (or maybe I missed it)

good thing I didn't get no affiliate casino license yet..

Online gambling could already be in jeopardy


New Jersey's recently adopted law allowing online gambling may already be in jeopardy after lawmakers in both houses of Congress introduced legislation today that would ban gambling on the internet.


The bill, dubbed the "Restoration of America's Wire Act" has a strong supporter in casino mogul Sheldon Adelson, who coincidentally will host Gov. Chris Christie at the annual Republican Jewish Coalition forum later this week. Indeed, according to reports in The Hill, lobbyists for Sands, which Adelson owns, wrote one version of the bill.


The legislation, introduced with bi-partisan support in both houses, would outlaw online gambling and contains no grandfather for the three states - New Jersey, Delaware and Nevada - that already allow online gaming.


The bill's main sponsor in the upper chamber, South Carolina Republican Sen. Lindsay Graham said today that the Justice Department went too far when it claimed the existing law only applied to sports betting.


"This is yet another example of the Holder Justice Department and Obama Administration ignoring the law," said Graham, a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee. "In 1999, South Carolina outlawed video poker and removed over 33,000 video poker machines from within its borders. Now, because of the Obama Administration's decision, virtually any cell phone or computer can again become a video poker machine. It's simply not right."


New Jersey Democratic Sen. Bob Menendez was quick to condemn the bill, which would end the state's as yet unrealized hopes of a financial windfall from online gambling.

more - http://www.nj.com/politics/index.ssf..._jeopardy.html

[universal4]

I would be interested to know whether there are any "carve outs" for things such as horse racing, or online lottery sales.

I am guessing how the bills are worded exactly has a portion to do with whether it covers those segments specifically.

Rick
Universal4

[-Shay-]

It is all smoke.

#nonevent

[baileyrofe]

i think its definitely a rumour... :P

[Casino Online Rating]

i think its definitely a rumour... :P

Not really a rumour. I saw this reported on multiple sites (we also wrote a piece when we saw the info) and you can also find it here:
http://beta.congress.gov/bill/113th-...nate-bill/2159

Adelson is not stopping with his campaign against online gambling and he has all the money he needs to throw in that venture. And we all know how a fat wallet can affect politics... Hopefully it's going to work in this case.

Dunno if you saw the latest ad, but it's almost saying Angry Birds leads to underage gambling (because it's logical that playing some game will lead children to your passwords, the whole idea behind the ad is hilarious).

[Moonlight Cat]

If use same logic, government must ban all online shops. Because kids may buy some items using fathers credit card. Also government must ban all online brokers, because kids may play on stock exchange using fathers account e.t.c.

[ocreditor]

If use same logic, government must ban all online shops. Because kids may buy some items using fathers credit card. Also government must ban all online brokers, because kids may play on stock exchange using fathers account e.t.c.

It'll be simpler to ban credit cards

[universal4]

Maybe we should just ban spending money, sheesh i have been practicing that or years....lol

Rick
Universal4

[sweetbet]

To ban online gambling, they would simply just need to ban the Internet.

[ocreditor]

Why going in circles when you can ban electricity and go back to the stone age

[Casino Online Rating]

Why going in circles when you can ban electricity and go back to the stone age

Well, that wouldn't be good because Adelson still wants his revenue, he just doesn't want to share it I guess he could try to run with stone tablets poker and hmmm, stone roulette wheel?

Also, I didn't expect the topic would go in such direction, lol.

[ocreditor]

Well, that wouldn't be good because Adelson still wants his revenue, he just doesn't want to share it I guess he could try to run with stone tablets poker and hmmm, stone roulette wheel?

Also, I didn't expect the topic would go in such direction, lol.

LOL !
Well the humor is one of the best things in life. sometimes its just have to go in this direction... out desperation

[Tom Givony]

I hope the bill does not pass .... will hurt all of our livelihoods : (