Comments on: Internet Gambling Bill May Get a Sporting Chance

By: Jordan

Jordan — Sun, 26 Jul 2009 13:34:12 +0000

I am a professional who still has a job and work hard for my money, sure there are people less well off who can lose more than they can afford but what is the difference to this and people who have lost money on subprime mortgages and banks?

In this world we gamble everyday and there are winners and losers, I feel for people who have lost or have a problem but why am I being prevented in spending my money the way I see fit? When you begin to restrict what people can do online aren’t we becoming more like china??

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By: Martha

Martha — Tue, 19 May 2009 14:20:41 +0000

They should never have started this in the first place. Just because they are afraid kids will become addicted is a cop-out. The only wanted access to the money(taxes) lost. Kids are exposed to smoking, drugs, violence, sex, abuse, drinking etc every day. Sure some of that is illeagal, but they don’t prevent credit cards or banks from being used to buy cigarettes or alcohol.

They are discussing taxing and legalizing pot.. and thats not worse than playing poker or bingo?

Let us spend our money as we like. Lord knows its hard to come by and we should be able to pick our entertainment as adults who work, pay taxes, and live in the country founded on ‘Freedoms’.

Get out of my personal life and business. Tax it and move on.

By: T.D.

T.D. — Wed, 13 May 2009 03:19:14 +0000

This is for Dusty,
We should just legalize it and then not tax it. Would that make you feel better? I’d be for that too!!

By: Hunter

Hunter — Tue, 12 May 2009 12:23:58 +0000

It’s definitely not too smart to put your faith in a politician just because he his goals happen to align with yours this particular time. Whenever this gets passed, Frank will move on to some other onerous thing that you won’t agree with.

But that doesn’t mean that he isn’t being honest when he says that it’s stupid for the government to tell you not to play cards for money on the internet. Because it is. You should absolutely have the right to dispose of your income in any way you see fit.

So the upshot of my argument is, sure, Barney Frank is a toolbag politician like the others. But this bill is much better than the alternative, not being allowed to play poker online. And you don’t have to fall in love Barney Frank in the process.

By: OLD COWBOY

OLD COWBOY — Tue, 12 May 2009 11:06:45 +0000

PROBABLY, VAST MAJORITY OF AMERICANS WILL AGREE THIS IS A GREAT IDEA IF McDERMOTT & BARNEY FRANK SUPPORT IT??

By: CWJensen

CWJensen — Tue, 12 May 2009 00:08:17 +0000

This Fannie Mae Barney…………………….the fools have the right to loose everything so they can become dependent on the government:)

By: Dusty

Dusty — Mon, 11 May 2009 19:56:41 +0000

Just another way to beat people out of their money. Not surprising it’s the Democrats again. Barney Frank is a liar – making sure that people get to spend their money where they want to – gimme a break, who believes that? Barney is all about taking it out of your pocket and putting it into the governments – same old socialistic lies and propaganda.