Article: U.S. Government Shuts Down PokerStars, FullTiltPoker and AbsolutePoker Gambl

[eyekey]

Next The U.S. government is going to tell me that if I want to buy regular potato chips (instead of fat free ones) or a box of Twinkies that I should be forced to pay a special tax. (someone just whispered to me that they are discussing just that)

[Sporkk]

I agree that the government is bad yada yada but I'm all for them shutting this stuff down.

[heiska]

I agree that the government is bad yada yada but I'm all for them shutting this stuff down.

So fucking disrespectful.

I'd rather have them shut down every single stupid ass torrent site on the internet than let them fucking freeze/steal/whatever people's money on those perfectly legal (where I live) poker sites. As if I was responsible that the land of the free ain't so free after all when it comes to playing poker somewhere else than Vegas.

So please keep your retarded opinions to yourself, kthx.

[hotshot6473]

You would have be the retarded one if you chose to start the gambling businesses in the USA when they know it is illegal.

[eyekey]

It's been perfectly fine for years. I'm not going to defend the government intruding upon my life.

[heiska]

You would have be the retarded one if you chose to start the gambling businesses in the USA when they know it is illegal.

Wrong again, idiot. If you had any sense you would know that poker itself is legal in the USA, the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act of 2006 talks about depositing money to these sites:

PokerStars has received extensive expert advice from within and outside the U.S. which concluded that these provisions do not alter the U.S. legal situation with respect to our offering of online poker games.

Furthermore it is important to emphasize that the Act does not in any way prohibit you from playing online poker.

Therefore, our business continues as before - open to players worldwide including the US. You may play on our site as you did prior to the Act.

PokerStars believes that poker is a game of skill enjoyed by millions of players and we remain committed to providing you a safe and fun environment in which to play. We value your loyalty to PokerStars, and look forward to continuing to serve you with the best online poker experience, as we have for the past five years, six billion hands, and 40 million tournaments.

Source: http://www.gambling-law-us.com/Feder...mbling-ban.htm

[Sporkk]

I'm sure everyone is right that its another loss of freedom however I'm not arguing that issue or the legality of them shutting the sites down.

Gambling is one of those things I could care less about. All it brings about is problems. Your throwing your money in a pot to hopefully gain while another person looses. Gambling on the net is just a bad idea. So many ways to get ripped off from so many different people. However if thats what a person wants to do I have no right to tell them otherwise.

You resort to name calling and then try to reason with someone. All that does is make people mad and not listen.

I also want to say is why don't people start doing things about the government instead of complaining all the time. Start protesting or doing whatever you legally can. If a entire nation refused to work for a few weeks because of gas prices what would happen? I'm thinking we would see lower prices or more alternative transportation ideas. People just want to complain and never do anything about it.

[heiska]

I'm sure everyone is right that its another loss of freedom however I'm not arguing that issue or the legality of them shutting the sites down.

Gambling is one of those things I could care less about. All it brings about is problems. Your throwing your money in a pot to hopefully gain while another person looses. Gambling on the net is just a bad idea. So many ways to get ripped off from so many different people. However if thats what a person wants to do I have no right to tell them otherwise.

You resort to name calling and then try to reason with someone. All that does is make people mad and not listen.

I also want to say is why don't people start doing things about the government instead of complaining all the time. Start protesting or doing whatever you legally can. If a entire nation refused to work for a few weeks because of gas prices what would happen? I'm thinking we would see lower prices or more alternative transportation ideas. People just want to complain and never do anything about it.

If only poker was gambling. Chance is only one of the many factors in poker. And we are talking about wesbites which offer pure poker, not rigged house-edge casino games (which didn't get busted, I may add).

What's your take on the 50'000 now unemployed, former poker professionals in the US alone? The pros (with their families) are forced to move to Europe because of this stupid fiasco. Please go tell them how you feel about gambling.

There is nothing constructive I could personally do about this anymore, as I am based in Northern Europe.

[Sneak]

Jedispork.

Die.

[Sporkk]

Well I made comments about something I didn't know much about. Must be the first time that ever happened on a message board. I should also know better by now to talk about my belief in morals on a message board.

Thank you for enlightening me. It was not my intention to piss anyone off.

Good Day