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Chopper1977
Rising Star
With marijuana slowly becoming legal across the states, do you believe online poker will become legal statewide, kinda like sports betting?
sfan
Rising Star
Not sure if you can compare the two as if they are related, but I do see the similarities between the two. I do think it will happen in the next 5 years. Lord knows I've been waiting long enough to be able to play on pokerstars again
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Chopper1977
Rising Star
Exactly, think of all the revenue going overseas. People will find a way to gamble. Why not keep that money in the USA.I think people should be able to use their money anyway they want, I love poker. They should worry about bigger things online than poker. Cannot wait for them to allow it again.
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Queenlimp
Rock Star
It does not make a lot of sense to me to hinder the online poker community with legality.
#1. It's nobody's business (to determine how someone spends their money is ridiculous).
#2. Online casino gambling, although uncertain of its legal status, is abundant and more clearly fits legislation language.
#3. It's unclear how poker is classified as gambling from a category standpoint, and raffling does not appear to have such an issue. State funded lotteries and gambling entities are everywhere. Is this a moral issue or a "who gets to profit issue?"
The thing regulation should be doing is their job, by supporting the will of the people and ensuring adequate regulation; so poker players can be confident in the game's integrity with effective regulation of accounting, software and programming.
#1. It's nobody's business (to determine how someone spends their money is ridiculous).
#2. Online casino gambling, although uncertain of its legal status, is abundant and more clearly fits legislation language.
#3. It's unclear how poker is classified as gambling from a category standpoint, and raffling does not appear to have such an issue. State funded lotteries and gambling entities are everywhere. Is this a moral issue or a "who gets to profit issue?"
The thing regulation should be doing is their job, by supporting the will of the people and ensuring adequate regulation; so poker players can be confident in the game's integrity with effective regulation of accounting, software and programming.
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goodsaint
Rock Star
It's complicated. You've got the Federal Wire act, Sheldon Adelson's funding folks opposed to internet gambling, and each state's take on the issues. It's complicated.
john harris
Rock Star
I think the land based casinos have paid off the congressmen to make sure it doesn't happen because they want to protect their market and money but that is just my opinion.
MAGICUZ
Legend
Loyaler
Strange it's all of course!Weapons and soft drugs are allowed, but gambling is not allowed)your laws are weird.Why do you have different laws in different states?The country must be one and the laws are one,or something I do not understand!Whatever happens,I wish more patience to my American friends and good luck!It would be interesting to play with you)
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Yunyi
Rock Star
I play on intertops and ACR and I can play with real money just fine. Only some sites like Pokerstars or 888 etc require NJ residence...so I am confused about this legalizing poker issue
sfan
Rising Star
Heres a pro tip: Get married. 5yrs will pass in no time! Doctors say traumatic brain injuries can sometimes make time and space move at the speed of light in some circumstances.
Havik
Visionary
Eventually, yes poker will be legal. The government just wants a cut of the money and time to figure out who will get it.
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xy23
Rock Star
not sure how the two are even related but I think with marijuana legalization out of the way in some states, they'll start broadening their horizons and inadvertently come across the case of online poker legalization.