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forthepeoplebythepeople
Forum Admin
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 Posted - 01/26/2007 : 08:37:49
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Do you think that Online Gambling should be illegal?
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I believe in the strength of the people.
We choose who is in office and what they deliver to us.
NOT THE OTHER WAY AROUND.
America - WAKE UP! |
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krystalkitty
Administrator
USA
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Posted - 01/26/2007 : 11:09:24
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| I DO NOT think online gambling should be illegal. I should be able to choose how my hard earned money is spent. The government should not dicate that to me. It really anger's me! |
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justclickndv
The Administrator's Assistant
USA
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Posted - 01/26/2007 : 11:30:07
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| I definatly believe Online Gambling should be legal. What is the difference between spending my personal monies to play at a Casino for pleasure or going to spend it at a store? It is my choice where i should spend it and no one has the right to say different. Freedom is a complicated word as of late. I feel our moves are being monitered. How much freedom do we really have when it is being taken away? There are so many more important things that should be at hand with our Country in the shape it's in. We have our Military out of safty's range and they are wasting time on a Gambling Bill, when the ones that are fighting for us to keep our freedom should come first. |
Edited by - justclickndv on 01/26/2007 11:31:46 |
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rudepete
Administrator Assistant
USA
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Posted - 01/26/2007 : 12:25:20
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Ok, I hope I am doing this right. I liked online gambling for many reasons. I didn't have to leave my home, and with Carole being disabled that is a big help. I spent a lot less money gambling online and had my choice of so many different casinos and games.
I met a whole lot of nice people since I became a member of GoneGambling and I miss my games terribly. That was my entertainment. I don't drink or do drugs, so that is how I spent my entertainment money.
The government has to quit telling us how to spend our money, when it is not hurting a soul except someone in the govertments' pocket.
Hooray for *Name Edit---ForThePeopleByThePeople---* for starting this. |
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goldenggjoker
Administrator Assistant
USA
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Posted - 01/26/2007 : 22:37:47
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In my opinion, there is no difference between online gambling and landbased gambling (in what ever form it may be)other than the Government does not have it's hands in the till.
There is no difference in the way that you fund your bankroll unless you physically walk into your bank and withdraw the money you are going to use in person. By using the ATM/Credit Card machines at the landbased casinos, you are using the "Wire" to gamble. By placing electronic wagers on horses, etc., you are using the "Wire" to gamble. The Government is presuming to tell the American public how and where they are to spend their own money that they have already paid taxes on. I believe that this "Law" is unconstitutional and discriminatory. One point, as Pete said above, some people have difficulties pursuing leisure activities outside of their homes. I realize that buildings are now made to be accessible to everyone, however, what place is more accessible and comfortable to everyone than their own homes? Also, is this "Law" not a violation to International Trade? We, the American People, are doing business with legitimate Companies, even if they are outside of the US. Is it really so different than the companies that are leaving the US and taking our jobs with them? I believe that this "Law" and the recent arrests of these legitimate business people are sending a negative impression to the World about Our Country, and this, coupled with the unpopular war, will be very detrimental to America. Unless we stand up for our rights and speak out as a Nation, we will see more of the things that make this a Great Country fall to the wayside, and we will be left with nothing. I don't know about the rest of you, but I don't want my children to grow up and live in a country that has a Government that ignores the people that it was founded to serve. |
SuperPenguin: saving the World one onion at a time :) |
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barbwire
Moderator
USA
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Posted - 01/27/2007 : 10:33:41
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What I want to know is why the government feels it necessary to monitor every single move of the taxpayers in this country. As long as we are working for our money and we are mentally capable adults then we should be able to spend our money anyway that we choose. I live in Michigan where we have a state lottery, what is the difference between that and online gambling? They are both gambling... If I choose to spend any extra money I have gambling then that is my business, I can got to a land based casino and do it with no problem so why can't I do it in my own home? The politicians need to wake up and realize amercia is mad as hell and we're not going to take it anymore. |
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forthepeoplebythepeople
Forum Admin
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Posted - 01/30/2007 : 04:28:53
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| barbwire - my sentiments exactly - WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN ANY SINGULAR FORM OF GAMBLNG? |
I believe in the strength of the people.
We choose who is in office and what they deliver to us.
NOT THE OTHER WAY AROUND.
America - WAKE UP! |
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leemarie85
Administrator Assistant
USA
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Posted - 01/30/2007 : 22:18:02
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Pete, you and Carole are close to my heart because you know I have the same disability as Carole. And it is SO difficult to leave the house! Plus I have 2 pre-teenagers, both with ADD and learning disabilities, one of whom struggles with anxiety, and I cannot leave them with a sitter, even if I feel well enough to drive the hour and a half away to a land based casino. My games and my bearded dragons are my only outlets for social and pleasurable activity that I am able to engage in on a regular basis. To have either ripped away from me will greatly increase my stress level and with stress comes increased pain and illness. Aside from all that, however, what really makes me hopping mad about this law is the total cowardice and hypocrisy of the politicians who pushed it through to serve their own interests and deceive the public by doing so. And really, if you think about it, the US economy is based on gambling...the Stock Market. Sure they call it "predictions", "speculation", "prospects", what-have-you, but, according to Lousiana State law, gambling is defined as "the conducting as a business of any game, contest, lottery, or contrivance whereby a person risks the loss of anything of value in order to realize a profit when accessing the Internet, World Wide Web, or any part thereof by way of any computer, computer system, computer network, computer software, or any server." (LA R.S. 14:90.3 [E])
Would this description not apply to online trading? Granted, I have quoted a state law, but I'm sure that many Americans engage in trading stocks online many times a day. There is even a popular term for this activity: PLAYING the Stock Market! A lot of family fortunes have been won and lost due to this practice. Does the Government go after investment firms when someone loses money on the Stock Market? The only time they get involved is when there is insider trading, and the "house edge" is lost! God forbid they should take the GAMBLING out of the Stock Market so that someone makes more money! I will write, I will talk, I will research, I will FIGHT, because this is just the beginning of the tyrrannical, systematic removal of our Constitutional rights. We need to stop this NOW, before it's too late and Big Brother is sitting down to breakfast with us tomorrow. |
"Apathy is a dangerous thing..." |
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jas2587
Just Signed Up!
USA
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Posted - 01/31/2007 : 20:14:25
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I also have a disabilty that for over 20 years I have not wanted to step out the front door I only go where I have to an that be dr grocery store an that is about it
We as individuals or groups should be able to do what we want an when we want
when I was a teenager my mom said Cindy do not stand on the street and smoke a ciggy as it is not lady like well they have taken that away from us
We can't spend our money how we want where we want or where we want
an that is not FREEDOM |
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supereileen
Moderator
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Posted - 04/28/2007 : 16:40:33
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| It is ridiculous to me that we even have to discuss this. I used to go to land based casinos 5 or 6 times a year but kept most of my gambling online. Now I refuse to go to a land based. Why should I give any business of mine to a company that help promote the anti gambling law? It seems dumb to me. I refuse to buy lottery tickets anymore either. I have a bad temper when it comes to denying my rights and I believe that if someone does me wrong, they will never get my business again. I still refuse to buy from a major company who laid me off with 17 1/2 years of service, just to move the jobs overseas. Some of their products are absolute necessities, but I'll buy generic before I purchase anything that has their name on it. That was 20 years ago. I'll have just as long of a memory when it comes to Republicans. |
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What is your opinon on Online Gambling?
