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Originally Posted by Kris Kristofferson
Thank you Rich. That made some sense to me and I understand it better now.
No problem.
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Can you please take a stab at why fantasy was so easily carved out of the UIGEA and why poker can't be, or maybe I should say: what is it the people who wanted fantasy excluded did in order to make that happen and can us poker supporters do the same thing?
Poker can be if enough lawmakers wish to do so. The change to the law isn't necessarily complex (though it can be, depending on how they choose to implement it).
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It just seems they didn't have to do much, and now enjoy a lot of freedom. I don't even think draftday.com for example has to get a license from anyone or report to a regulator. I Could be wrong on that but point is they very quietly and easily were purposefully excluded from being covered by the UIGEA with seemingly no resistance from the usual suspects and opposition forces poker deals with on a daily basis. Where were the objections of underage concerns, problem gambling, Vegas casinos, christian coalition, Kye, etc?
Our problem isn't if it would be easy or hard to do. Is is the fact that we have a lot of resistance. Back in 2006, a lot of the discussion in the House in favor of HR 4411, a bill that would have banned online poker that passed that body 317-93 (which became UIGEA after being watered down in the Senate later that year). A lot of the discussion was on the need to ban online poker. You can read the testimony at
UIGEA House Testimony: July 11, 2006.
There were comprises in the bill, including fantasy sports and horse race wagering. Many saw that as necessary for the broader aims, which unfortunately included poker.
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I'm only talking about the carve out too, not to mention how did they prove fantasy is a skill based endeavor, as I find that a thinner argument than poker would be. These have been important to me, so I appreciate you taking your time to attempt to help me make sense of it. Cheers
If we keep standing up for ourselves to ensure that Congress knows that we won't go away, we can get ourselves into the category of gaming that lawmakers see as necessary to address to move any legislation.