State Senate Committee Passes Bill

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OKAY YOU GUYS AND GALS, IT'S TIME TO GET ALL THOSE LETTERS SENT!!!

It was a slam-dunk day for the anti-Internet gambling zealots on Capitol Hill.

The 21-member U.S Senate Banking Committee unanimously passed the Internet Gambling Prohibition Act (S.627) on Thursday.

The legislation was introduced to the committee and passed without debate. It will now proceed to the Senate floor.

The proposed legislation, originally proposed Sen. Jon Kyl, R-Ariz., is often referred to as the Kyl bill.

The bill seeks to ban Americans from using credit cards, checks and electronic fund transfers to pay for online betting transactions, including sports bets.

Similar legislation was passed by the House of Representatives in June.

In anticipation of the legislation, banks across America have been blocking attempts by Americans to conduct transactions with online casinos and sportsbooks using their credit cards, namely Visa and MasterCard.

[SPORTS TIPSTER]

Thank god for Canada.....life goes on as usual up here.

[maxell]

Could we see the major internet casinoes come out with their own credit cards? Looks like that's all that's left for them to do if they want the US market.

[GoldVike]

unfortunately

I don't believe that would help either as they would also block transactions INTO accounts as will as funding new accounts. You couldn't use any money you did win if you managed to deposit funds alternatively.

I wonder how much of this is really driven by the "big boys" who are seeing billions funneled out of their local hands. I always figured they were the ones who set up the off shores anyway as another revenue conduit so obviously I could be in error there.

Notice this is a 21 member panel of a BANKING COMMITTEE!

I Hate politicians!!

Gv

[wizardofoddz]

Gold V

Very good point, I think the big boys are tired of seeing the little guy get the juice. Vegas is losing TONS with internet gambling.

[SustainDan]

Well Good Thing I Have A Bookie Does This Also Matter For Offshore Betting Account In England Bet365 ???

[casheasy]

It passed trhough committee easily. DO NOT FRET!!!!
Books have alternative means to fund accounts (Shadow companies, etc).
The gov't can't stop you from visiting a website.

It'll be OK.

Still, I would like to kill every fucker that votes against MY freedom. Here's a question I ask whenever I get to talk to a state or local politician. When's the last time I woke up and had MORE freedom than I did the day before????? Every day, it seems like something I used to be able to do, I can no longer. Think about it!!


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