lol Christie what a fat tub of butt kissing lard

Haha

Don't hold back clam chowder tell us how you really feel?

Shut up ClamChowder.

Not cool. Neither are the posts of people wishing Adelson would die. They may be looking out for #1 but I really don't think they deserve to die.

I disagree about adelson he needs to go asap

+1

They're still quite a few in U.S. government that have integrity though.

Article from earlier today about Adelson and Christie http://finance.yahoo.com/news/chris-...212600782.html

Mainstream media spotlight is mostly on the Koch brothers so we need to keep trying to alert them to Sheldon Adelson and his attempt at buying a President. Eventually, we will reach a tipping point and the spotlight will be on Adelson.

Remember, evil cannot stand the light.

Well said.

Response from Tom Tillis, Senator NC. Help me draft a kick-ass response to this nonsense.

Dear Mr. XXXXX:
Thank you for taking the time to share your thoughts regarding federal regulation of online poker. I appreciate hearing from you and welcome the opportunity to respond.
The issue of regulating online poker and all Internet commerce is very complex. While I certainly am sympathetic to the rights of states to regulate legal activities within their borders, it is impossible to deny that the very nature of the Internet crosses not only state, but international borders. The Restoration of America's Wire Act (H.R. 707) would restore the interpretation that the Wire Act prohibits all forms of Internet gambling.
This bill was introduced in the House of Representatives and referred to the Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations. If H.R. 707 comes to the Senate, I will carefully consider everything you have said in making a decision on what is best for North Carolina and the rest of the country.
Thank you for taking the time to contact me and express your concerns. It is important to hear from citizens themselves on issues that affect the state and the nation. Please do not hesitate to get in touch with me again about other important issues.
Sincerely,


Thom Tillis
U.S. Senator

I would point out that geolocation restrictions have worked at keeping the gambling within the borders of the states that allow internet gaming.

Perhaps I would also point out to Senator Tillis that IF RAWA is enacted, it will have the opposite of its intended effect - more children and other Americans whom he wants to "protect" (do not use the quotes in your letter btw) will be all the more unprotected and at risk b/c it will not only not eradicate the blackmarket but in fact enable it to continue as long as there is no proactive state regulated online marketplace.

Adelson's won, the game is terribad online lately. My particular game o8, has pretty much been divided and wrecked down to the micros. o8 is suffering in US and ROW and doubtful to make any kind of comeback from what we built it up to over the years. I'm tired of supporting the game with such a bad image that poker has lately. I've tried keeping the games going, but things have just gotten too ridiculous. You can offer those fat clowns of politicians and lobbyists all the logic you want, but it doesn't appear to be overcoming their greed. Sometimes I wonder if all this effort would be better used somewhere else.

nice to see Sheldon having some legal issues
http://www.pokernewsreport.com/will-...for-rawa-18002

This matter will have zero impact on the prospects of RAWA passing or not, or whether it is ultimaely amended to permit a Nevada-friendly poker-only carveout.

The story is old news , not a "forthcoming" lawsuit, whatver that is supposed to mean. The case may eventually proceed in a newsworhy manner, but this article is just "filler".

Hesitant bump. I know the lack of posts ITT certainly isn't a bad thing, but has there been any news on RAWA one way or the other?

Well, Chaffetz's bill is out there. He's pushing it, but with the flop of his last hearing (which was supposed to be for show only...LOL that he lost), it's lost some steam. However, Adelson is pushing hard there and in states like PA and CA. He's sending out anti-online poker mailers in PA and has a lackey testifying in CA today.

Sen. Graham has long been rumored to be ready to go with the Senate version of RAWA, but he's not yet pulled the trigger. It will be interesting to see what he does, and if his bill has more carveouts for lotteries and tribes (as has been rumored). Obviously it will be hard to argue that online gaming can't be regulated so must be banned if the bill allows many forms of betting.

was this expected?

June 24, 2015 Two Republican senators running for president reintroduced a bill Wednesday that would effectively ban Internet poker and other forms of online gambling—legislation that has long been championed by casino magnate and GOP mega-donor Sheldon Adelson.

http://www.nationaljournal.com/tech/...bling-20150624

I liked how Drudge Report linked to that article



I think its time we stop asking politicians nicely to support poker. Instead its time to call out the corrupt ones that accept Adelson's money as the political whores that they are.

Yes. Graham introduced it last year and has telegraphed its reintroduction throughout this year.

Regarding the PPA's quote in this article:

I find this quote insulting. I don't like Lindsay Graham. But this quote implies that he is more focused on this bill (which everyone, including Lindsay Graham, knows won't pass) than on the events in Charleston. That is obviously not true, and is just a stunningly crass thing for a PPA official to be saying to a journalist.

The quote makes it sound like you're trying to use the shooting in Charleston as a reason not to allow discussion of this bill. That's not a good look. It's not going to win anyone over to the cause of legalization of online poker. So... what were you thinking?

I didn't get that implication at all. I thought the PPA was just saying it's bad timing.

I don't see the PPA as not wanting to allow discussion of the bill. Again, they're talking about timing. That's apparent by the plain language of the quote: "...picked a very unfortunate time..".

The thing is it was bad of Graham to introduce it now. Also, the PPA won't have the same chance to comment two weeks down the road.

The point needed to be made and it needed to be made now.

The real question is why did Graham choose to introduce the bill when the spotlight was on mourning for the Charleston shooting? I believe it was to slip the bill in under the radar of public and media attention because he knows his sponsorship of the bill is simply a favor to Elder Shadyson to get Presidential campaign funding. The PPA was right to shine light on it.