Is There New Hope For Online Poker In The US?
By kelly on Aug 22, 2011 with Comments 2
According to Senator Harry Reid, new online poker legislation is on the table and “will get done”. I suppose the ultimate question is ‘when?’. However, with Reid (who represents the state of Nevada in the Senate) behind the new pro online gambling legislation, it does stand to reason that it may actually get pushed through. Of course, this is something that is going to be considered by the new “debt committee,” of which Reid helped appoint but is not a member of. Whether you are someone who wants to play poker online or not, the truth of the matter is that legalizing and regulating the industry would be an easy way to generate literally billions of dollars in tax revenue.
If the super committee is to act on the Internet gambling issue, it would still need to, of course, be approved in the Senate and the house, and then head to President Obama for approval. However, given that the committee is bipartisan and that the national debt is so steep, there should be a large likelihood of the bill they create passing. Of course, the poker issue is not going to be the “meat” of the bill, but will likely be added as a revenue generator to help lower the massive deficit of the US. The truth is that for those who want to play some poker online and now have very few options on where to do so, it doesn’t really matter how it gets done, only that it DOES get done and in a timely manner.
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it is rediculous to have gambling on the stock market and forbid playing poker in the comfort of your own house.
is there ever a possibility getting my money from one of the poker sites closed down by our fabulous government.