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11-05-2011 , 02:32 PM

tuccotrading

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For years a massive Internet poker industry operated in the U.S., arguing that facilitating for-money online poker play did not violate any U.S. law. The U.S. Justice Department, however, did not agree with that position and on Friday federal prosecutors in Manhattan filed the most detailed defense of their view that Internet poker is just plain illegal, invoking country music and suggesting that La Cosa Nostra had infiltrated the online poker business.

http://www.forbes.com/sites/nathanva...ne-poker-case/

Last edited by Kevmath; 11-05-2011 at 02:41 PM. Reason: no need to c+p entire article.

11-05-2011 , 02:39 PM

JerrysWorld

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So is this the first real shot at proving the uigea shouldn't include poker does it stand a chance

11-05-2011 , 02:43 PM

sleepyman

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fed made some reasonably convincing points unfortunately. "Subject to chance" is going to be a tough phrase for poker to beat.

11-05-2011 , 02:48 PM

MSchu18

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poker itself is not illegal its the payment processing.

11-05-2011 , 02:50 PM

tuccotrading

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Originally Posted by sleepyman

fed made some reasonably convincing points unfortunately. "Subject to chance" is going to be a tough phrase for poker to beat.

"Federal prosecutors point out that lawmakers changed the wording of the bill so that it would apply to games “subject to chance” as opposed to “predominantly subject to chance” for this reason.

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The key question is whether or not any of these facts violated U.S. law, like the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act and the Illegal Gambling Business Act. In their new filing, the feds claim that Congress did not intend to exclude poker from UIGEA and that if it wanted to do so, lawmakers would have done it in a clearer fashion. Federal prosecutors point out that lawmakers changed the wording of the bill so that it would apply to games “subject to chance” as opposed to “predominantly subject to chance” for this reason."

http://www.forbes.com/sites/nathanva...ne-poker-case/

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11-05-2011 , 02:57 PM

sleepyman

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Originally Posted by tuccotrading

Federal prosecutors point out that lawmakers changed the wording of the bill so that it would apply to games “subject to chance” as opposed to “predominantly subject to chance” for this reason.

"The key question is whether or not any of these facts violated U.S. law, like the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act and the Illegal Gambling Business Act. In their new filing, the feds claim that Congress did not intend to exclude poker from UIGEA and that if it wanted to do so, lawmakers would have done it in a clearer fashion. Federal prosecutors point out that lawmakers changed the wording of the bill so that it would apply to games “subject to chance” as opposed to “predominantly subject to chance” for this reason."

http://www.forbes.com/sites/nathanva...ne-poker-case/

riiiiight so that it does include poker

11-05-2011 , 05:27 PM

SkinnyStax

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hoopla. funny how omitting one word changes the entire face of the bill.

11-05-2011 , 05:29 PM

SGT RJ

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Two other current threads discussing the FTP situation/case aren't enough?

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