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Originally Posted by Dennis Denuto
Isn't the current legislation enforceable? I was under the impression it was just a matter of finding a government willing to spend the $ and time to act on it.
I doubt anything gets done before 2014 however there's a decent chance something happens in Abbot's term. It's basically a political freekick for the coalition imo, and getting pokerstars to stop serving could probably be done as easily as making a phone call given their recent tendency to cooperate with goverments.
Pretty much agree with all of this.
PS are clearly in the business of cooperating with governments after getting their fingers burned in the US. I doubt it would take much more than a request from the right office to have us shut down, at least temporarily.
I do agree as others have said that apathy and particularly distraction are on our side. The US is due for another financial meltdown in a couple iof months, and that wont be the end of it. Bigger fish to fry. I'm just hoping this isn't ever going to find it's way to the top of Abbot's ToDo list.
Realistically bigger test may be when they need NickX for something.
Also just for the record, tend to disagree with earlier statements about Palmer being a potential ally. If he has plans for large BrickMortar gambling investments we may actually have the entirely opposite on our hands.
Not a lot of recorded examples of B&M operators getting behind online gambling other than when they have a financial interest in the operator. Just look at the big boys in LV