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Originally Posted by L0LWAT
It's not legal. Which of ACR, Ignition, WPN, BetOnline, or Global are regulated by an authority in the United States? There are a handful of US states that have legalized online poker, but it's ring fenced.
The UIGEA dealt with gambling transactions from the side of the poker site and did nothing to make it illegal to play online poker which is why, to the best of my knowledge, no player has ever faced consequences for playing online poker. That may seem nitpicky, but it's the reason why it's silly to say that there is no online poker in the US. There is.
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Originally Posted by L0LWAT
Of course it makes sense.
I meant your sentence didn't make sense, but no worries, because this post clarified for me.
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If you're a professional poker player, what else could be more relevant?
Budget, security, taxes, military, education, and countless other issues that affect people's lives every day. Online poker may be important to you, but it makes perfect sense that people would consider other issues as well when deciding who to vote for.
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Republicans made your job much harder. If Democrats made online chess illegal, would you expect chess players to love them?
I expect that online chess players might choose to vote for them anyway, because they felt other issues were more important.
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It's exactly what I said. I think it's odd poker players support Republicans, so I wanted to bring up something the GOP did to crush poker. 15+ years later there's no legal interstate online poker, but you can bet sports online (in a regulated environment) anywhere.
I would agree with you that Republicans are primarily responsible, and that's not surprising given their fondness for legislating on "moral issues" like this. But that was 17 years ago, Democrats have been in power more than Republicans in the intervening time, and nothing has changed. It's just not a priority for either party, primarily because it also isn't for the vast majority of the population.
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It was made illegal by Republican politicians. There's no thread in the politics sub. What's a better forum than politics?
If the mods are good with it, it's fine with me. Just know it's a discussion that's been had many times in numerous forums here.