online poker in the us finally banned

[VashTS]

i just found out from my neighbor that full tilt has stopped allowing players from the usa to play online! I tried to log in and sure enough can't play deposit or withdraw.

This is unconstitutional. I understand there are laws against gambling, but I have money in there and I want to at least play with it. I play small stakes and never win enough to withdraw, while I understand it could cause some illegal activities, I don't think this is just.

Anyone else not happy with this?

 

[machomuu]

Woah that was a very misleading title. I thought you meant Poker in general, not online Poker.

 

[Snailface]

I don't gamble or play poker online but I feel sad for those who do. I've heard people's accounts have been frozen and they can't get their money back. I'm glad not to be in their boat.

 

[omgpwn666]

I don't play Poker or gamble... It's times like this I wonder why I'm posting.

 

[Joe88]

http://www.mercurynews.com/breaking-news/c...?nclick_check=1

 

[FAST6191]

Yeah I was reading about this the other day- worse I believe it was a rider tacked on at the last moment to a pretty much unrelated bill (port security or something).
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2011/04/16/feds_online_poker/

You should be able to VPN around it though.

 

[ShadowSoldier]

What a misleading title.

Try Pokerstars.net

 

[Joe88]

What a misleading title.

Try Pokerstars.net
QUOTESeveral of the top founders of the three largest online poker companies were arrested today in an unprecedented move by the forever-meddling US Federal Government. Arrested for continuing to do business in the US after the passage of the UIGEA bill, which made processing online gambling payments illegal in the US, were Pokerstars, Full Tilt Poker and Absolute Poker founders. Each have been charged with bank fraud, money laundering and illegally operating an online gambling website in the US. When visiting any of these three poker sites, US players are now greeted with a full-page spread claiming that the US Federal Government has seized the domains of this poker site.

im not sure how misleading the title is, technically its been banned for a while
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SAFE_Port_Act...ling_provisions

 

[GeekyGuy]

This is unconstitutional. ...

Don't know about that. I don't remember reading anywhere in the Constitution or Bill of Rights about an American's right to gamble.

As an aside, I didn't even know online gambling was legal before that until I heard the news you're referring to on NPR the other day. Obviously, it sucks for those who have money being withheld, but I'm guessing for anyone who actively gambled online, they must have had word beforehand this was coming.

 

[ShadowSoldier]

What a misleading title.

Try Pokerstars.net
QUOTESeveral of the top founders of the three largest online poker companies were arrested today in an unprecedented move by the forever-meddling US Federal Government. Arrested for continuing to do business in the US after the passage of the UIGEA bill, which made processing online gambling payments illegal in the US, were Pokerstars, Full Tilt Poker and Absolute Poker founders. Each have been charged with bank fraud, money laundering and illegally operating an online gambling website in the US. When visiting any of these three poker sites, US players are now greeted with a full-page spread claiming that the US Federal Government has seized the domains of this poker site.

im not sure how misleading the title is, technically its been banned for a while
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SAFE_Port_Act...ling_provisions

The title is changed now. Before it just said "Poker in the U.S. finally banned."

 

[epicCreations.or]

Gambling isn't a constitutional right, is it? Because if it is, Hawaii has been screwed for quite a while

Sounds pretty bad. I'd be pissed if I gambled online. But I don't. So I'm not.

 

[twiztidsinz]

This is unconstitutional. ...

Don't know about that. I don't remember reading anywhere in the Constitution or Bill of Rights about an American's right to gamble.

As an aside, I didn't even know online gambling was legal before that until I heard the news you're referring to on NPR the other day. Obviously, it sucks for those who have money being withheld, but I'm guessing for anyone who actively gambled online, they must have had word beforehand this was coming.

Well... technically the US Government doesn't have the right or power to make gambling illegal, which includes gambling on the internet (keep reading), HOWEVER they do have power over interstate transactions and commerce which due to the nature of the internet falls under 'interstate' giving the US Government power.



And a point to note:QUOTE

Among the more prominent Congressional supporters of the Act were Jim Leach, a former chairman of the House Banking Committee and Rep. Robert Goodlatte [R-VA], who co-authored H.R. 4411 (the Internet Gambling Prohibition and Enforcement Act). Bill Frist, former majority leader of the Senate, and Jon Kyl are both credited with expediting the UIGEA's passage through the Senate. Though the SAFE Port Act's provisions related to Internet gambling were drawn exclusively from H.R. 4411, significant portions were removed, including text relating to the Federal Wire Act.[12]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SAFE_Port_Act...ling_provisions
Jim Leach - Republican
Roberd Goodlatte - Republican
Bill Frist - Republican
Jon Kyl - Republican

Next time you hear Republicans crying about freedoms being taken away and things getting tacked on to bills being unfair... you know they're full of bullshit and throwing a hissy fit because they're not getting their way.

 

[Nathan Drake]

This is unconstitutional. ...

Don't know about that. I don't remember reading anywhere in the Constitution or Bill of Rights about an American's right to gamble.

As an aside, I didn't even know online gambling was legal before that until I heard the news you're referring to on NPR the other day. Obviously, it sucks for those who have money being withheld, but I'm guessing for anyone who actively gambled online, they must have had word beforehand this was coming.

Well... technically the US Government doesn't have the right or power to make gambling illegal, which includes gambling on the internet (keep reading), HOWEVER they do have power over interstate transactions and commerce which due to the nature of the internet falls under 'interstate' giving the US Government power.



And a point to note:QUOTE

Among the more prominent Congressional supporters of the Act were Jim Leach, a former chairman of the House Banking Committee and Rep. Robert Goodlatte [R-VA], who co-authored H.R. 4411 (the Internet Gambling Prohibition and Enforcement Act). Bill Frist, former majority leader of the Senate, and Jon Kyl are both credited with expediting the UIGEA's passage through the Senate. Though the SAFE Port Act's provisions related to Internet gambling were drawn exclusively from H.R. 4411, significant portions were removed, including text relating to the Federal Wire Act.[12]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SAFE_Port_Act...ling_provisions
Jim Leach - Republican
Roberd Goodlatte - Republican
Bill Frist - Republican
Jon Kyl - Republican

Next time you hear Republicans crying about freedoms being taken away and things getting tacked on to bills... you know they're full of bullshit and throwing a hissy fit because they're not getting their way.

Gambling isn't a freedom, it isn't a right, it is a way to use money. As Congress is granted power of interstate commerce (as stated above), Congress can use the broad interpretation of this to reach their hands far and wide. Online gambling being done with in the US is a good thing though. Too many people are addicted to gambling, and online gambling was just another way for those people to get their fill outside of an actual casino.

The Constitution is a tricky thing. In the end, with the interpretation the government likes to use, it basically lets the government do most anything they want to.

Edit: Before somebody rants about not everybody using online gambling is addicted, etc., etc., yeah, I know. I just don't approve of online gambling in the least, so I tend to have a biased view towards it.

 

[alex_0706]

why don't you try websites out the usa
i think they will work

 

[Urza]

The withdrawal situation was addressed days ago.

http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/20...y-isnt-lost.ars