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03-25-2011 , 04:31 PM

jibbercluck

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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-12705471

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03-25-2011 , 05:10 PM

Wand3rlei

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[ ] Roulette

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05-18-2011 , 12:20 AM

triedalai

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this is offcourse very good news to all of us Amerikan players

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05-18-2011 , 12:22 AM

SuckoutKing

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Originally Posted by triedalai

this is offcourse very good news to all of us Amerikan players

2 month old article...i.e. pre-Black Friday.

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05-18-2011 , 12:25 AM

triedalai

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yes but it is still very encouraging in my opinion.If they legalize roulette just imagine how many other things they might be able to legalize.

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05-18-2011 , 12:44 AM

prodonkey

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Originally Posted by triedalai

yes but it is still very encouraging in my opinion.If they legalize roulette just imagine how many other things they might be able to legalize.

ya stuff like lotteries and scratch off tickets and other things with 50% edges

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05-18-2011 , 01:33 AM

SkinnyStax

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yea this is worthless

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05-18-2011 , 01:43 AM

banonlinepoker

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Howards on it!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qjY6URfYdV8

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05-18-2011 , 03:06 AM

tgatort

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"It's not like average citizens are calling up the government saying 'we want more places to lose money"

Kinda ironic since this article is about people who want to legalize online poker

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05-18-2011 , 05:04 AM

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FenusVlyTrap

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Not from the US so I find statements like ''Instead of putting casinos on Main Street, you are essentially putting one into every home office and dorm room in America, 24 hours a day'' incredible.

So much for free choice. Is it just me or is it a massive contradiction to have Las Vegas in the same country that prohibits online poker??

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05-18-2011 , 10:15 PM

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SuckoutKing

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Originally Posted by FenusVlyTrap

Many, many Americans look at Las Vegas with disdain. Much like a liquor store or strip club or prison, they feel that even if they can't completely outlaw the gambling business....they just don't want it anywhere near their neighborhood. Among most non-gamblers I know, Las Vegas has a very negative reputation, quite unfairly in most cases.

Also, I don't know what it's like elsewhere, but gambling in the US is mostly handled on a state-by-state basis. That's why there can be no casinos at all in Texas while there can be a slot machine at every gas station in Las Vegas (and much of Nevada).

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05-19-2011 , 11:45 AM

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sba9630

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Kickapoo Lucky Eagle Casino‎
794 Lucky Eagle Drive
Eagle Pass, TX 78852
luckyeagletexas.com‎

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05-19-2011 , 11:47 AM

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SuckoutKing

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Kickapoo Lucky Eagle Casino‎
794 Lucky Eagle Drive
Eagle Pass, TX 78852
luckyeagletexas.com‎

On the Mexican border; hardly counts. And it's a Native American reservation so not subject to Texas laws. Hence irrelevant to my point.

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05-19-2011 , 11:58 AM

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sba9630

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Originally Posted by SuckoutKing

On the Mexican border; hardly counts. And it's a Native American reservation so not subject to Texas laws. Hence irrelevant to my point.

It's inside Texas, so it counts and is entirely relevant in correcting your misstatement:

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That's why there can be no casinos at all in Texas...

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05-19-2011 , 12:06 PM

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SuckoutKing

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Originally Posted by sba9630

It's inside Texas, so it counts and is entirely relevant in correcting your misstatement:

Seriously? So the Native American casino at the border of Mexico and Texas in the middle of nowhere (I have been there twice) somehow proves that gambling is not handled state-by-state?

ffs...I knew I should have thrown in a disclaimer for Eagle Pass in my original post. Or I should have just let this thread die. My bad.

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