it's like a roller coaster of emotions itt

i never ignore people and banonlinepoker is the most obv obv obv user to insta add to your ignore lists it isn't even close please follow suit

First of all both of you take off your tin foil hats. I'm not here to blame the PPA or anyone else but our elected officials.

Second the string along is, for the last how many years have we been hearing about HR xxxx then we hear x elected official is going to try to get this through?

How many times have we heard "it's not the right time/ bill/ the weather just wasn't right"? or " we'll have a chance later this year"?

I'm astounded that these lobbist's who are for the gaming companies aren't ****ting their pants and screaming at the top of their lungs at these elected officials they keep giving god who knows how much money to, to get this done and nothing ever happens.

I just hope that we can see something on the UI or doc fix bill's. I'm not holding my breath any more at this point though.

It is important to stress....to the ones who feel they are being strung along.........that at some point dealmaking will have to be done with the rank and file individuals, in both Houses. The chances of a clean bill passing for everything is tiny. *IF* Reid and Kyl have an agreement, and no one has proven they do, but if they do, they will have a chance to attach it this month.

No one has promised anything. No one who is speaking up KNOWS anything. But, no one is lying when they say the atmosphere for attachment is excellent and the chance of passage after even higher. If you can't fade these sweats get a job.

well they haven't done it for the last what? 10 years or so? They don't seem in that big of a hurry to me. Although I do agree we will see it some time.

To be fair to The Deal. I can understand the frustration and sense of hypocrisy. There was certainly was never a question of "it's not the right time" when they were jamming the UIGEA down our throats.

No states will need to opt-out UNLESS such a bill passes. I still think it is more likely that an Opt-in mechanism would make any bill marginally more passable than any bill which forces States to "opt-out" or puts some of them "auto-in".

States facing budget red ink likely have concerns about their sovereignty/control re: gaming revenues

FWIW, for all the posting here about th Indian Affairs, there was nothing said that really answered the tribal gaming sovereignty concerns there, EXCEPT that it would be "only poker".

or you could do what I do. Read his posts, roll your eyes and then move on to the next.

the deal.... do us all a favor and shut up you are acting like a big baby. i blocked banonlinepoker btw i agree we should all do it

here we really go

I haven't seen anywhere saying that a deal is done besides that NYT headlines which was 25 minutes ago. hmmm.

just speculation, but 2 bills > 1 bill. This sounds more like 1 bill ????

swongs imo

"Tentative" Payroll Cut Deal Is Reached

trib had it around the same time slugger

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/p...,3721403.story

http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0212/72869.html

title is "Congress nears deal on payroll tax" updated at 6:39, no mention of poker in the article?

My guess is we won't know until it is introduced.

Says payroll tax cut will not be paid for, not sure if thats good or bad.

is this real life

CNN also has an article saying that the payroll tax cut wouldn't be paid for but UI and "doc fix" would be paid for.

I think that is neutral. My understanding is that they are going to pass the tax cut clean and have any pay fors in the other bill with UI and doc fix.

Oh my god. If this agreement contains all 3 things (payroll/unemployment/docfix) then it better contain ipoker or else it's gg.

I love our more "transparent" government.

If it contains all 3, more than likely IPOKER will be there

I for one am glad the MSM is taking the high road and not letting this silly distraction get in the way of reporting on the cause of Whitney Houston's death.