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Originally Posted by SamuraiPlaya
Ya I know I know... that pesky old outdated document called the Constitution that no liberal fascist or Corporate mongrel with a vested interest in this area wants to hear about
oh spare me. the idiocy of your post makes it hardly worth a response, but ....
The Constitution does NOT guarantee you a right to any and all commerce of your choosing. If it did, there could never be any consumer protection, no recourse against fraud, no regulations what so ever
But beyond, the reason online poker is illegal is because PEOPLE wanted it illegal, and they petitioned their government to make it so. Meanwhile, online poker players complained on forums, echo chambers, and have tantrums like little kids.
You want online poker? Write a bill. Get your state representatives to introduce it. Build support for your idea, and effect change. That is how the system works.
You don't get to sit on high as if you're special and complain because nobody else is making it happen for you. That is why we are where we are now so many, many years after Black Friday.
To date, only ONE player in this entire nation got a bill introduced in his state's legislature. Only one player in 50 states stepped up, and he couldn't drum up enough support amongst the players themselves, nor the industry to move the ball.
And since players aren't willing to get involved, to really make a difference, then it is left solely to the industry to do whatever it is it wants to do.
The industry has different desires than players do. The industry has no interest in Nebraska, Kansas, Wisconsin, Alaska, etc. They can't make any money in those states as stand-alone markets. They aren't even trying.
The only states that have a chance for online poker are those with large commercial gaming industries, and possibly CA one day (don't hold your breath).