sjr
join:2006-08-27
Osseo, MN | Money is the real reason The real reason that they are trying to block the sites is money. They cannot get any tax revenue from this and it has some impact on the state lotto as well, also the big lobby dollars coming from the Indian casino's who are impacted even more so by online sites.
I don't know why one would want to throw their money away at a casino or online, plus one has little or no legal recourse dealing with some dodgy overseas site. That being said I think it should be legal here in the US. The only ones it would hurt are the overseas sites and the casino industries (probably Vegas, Reno, Atlantic City a fair bit more than most). It could be taxed and would keep more money in the US instead to some overseas site. Plus the sites would be better regulated than what the current setup is. |
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fiberguyMy views are my own.Premium
join:2005-05-20
kudos:3 | said by sjr:The real reason that they are trying to block the sites is money. They cannot get any tax revenue from this and it has some impact on the state lotto as well, also the big lobby dollars coming from the Indian casino's who are impacted even more so by online sites. Well, I have to agree with you. You live here, so you know.. the lottery here SUCKS! With all the money I've spend on scratchers, for example, I don't think I've won, collectively, $10.. not like other states I've played in.
MN makes a lot of money on their lottery.
This state also needs to learn how to start living on a budget, like the rest of the people have to. The dems are out on a MAJOR tax kick here looking to add taxes to anything and everything it can.
They want to tax clothes now, other 'necessities' that were once not taxed, AND, they want to remove the tax deduction on interest paid on home mortgages.. I suppose they believe the housing market is flourishing as is the economy.. ugh. |
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| said by fiberguy:said by sjr:The real reason that they are trying to block the sites is money. They cannot get any tax revenue from this and it has some impact on the state lotto as well, also the big lobby dollars coming from the Indian casino's who are impacted even more so by online sites. Well, I have to agree with you. You live here, so you know.. the lottery here SUCKS! With all the money I've spend on scratchers, for example, I don't think I've won, collectively, $10.. not like other states I've played in. MN makes a lot of money on their lottery. This state also needs to learn how to start living on a budget, like the rest of the people have to. The dems are out on a MAJOR tax kick here looking to add taxes to anything and everything it can. They want to tax clothes now, other 'necessities' that were once not taxed, AND, they want to remove the tax deduction on interest paid on home mortgages.. I suppose they believe the housing market is flourishing as is the economy.. ugh. Dude, don't even go there about dems. In Idaho, EVERYTHING is taxed, including groceries, prescriptions, internet sales, EVERYTHING except investment property. And this is a total RED state. These guys, just like their greedy business buddies, don't give a rat's ass about regular working stiffs. |
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fiberguyMy views are my own.Premium
join:2005-05-20
kudos:3 | If it's a politician, it's crooked.. how about I finish this statement up with "end of discussion".. lol |
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dynodbPremium,VIP
join:2004-04-21
Minneapolis, MN | reply to sjr
said by sjr:The real reason that they are trying to block the sites is money. Yep. Can anyone in state government say with a straight face that this is about the evils of gambling when they themselves will happily take grandma's Social Security money as she foolishly buys scratch-offs that are sold damned near everywhere? Or that they don't want to promote gambling when there are constant TV and radio ads for the state lottery?
This is about restricting competition. Goverment lotteries only have a 50% payout- horrible by almost any standard. Personally, I play a little online poker; the $100 I deposited a month ago is now $186. Why anyone thinks I should be banned from this I don't know. |
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mc5w
join:2002-06-14
Independence, OH | reply to viperlmw
Idaho is also one of the states that says that only teh RICH can get an electrical contractor license. The existing contractors would get mad if they let in any poor people. All lot of it is money - if sports gambling were legal and taxed the Mafia would lose money and get liquid bodily waste matter mad. Same for prostitution, cocaine, and marijuana.
Then, there is the matter that Puritans dominate a lot of things. People like to pretend that our society is oh so moral but that is not reality. The result is that a lot of people think that they were born of a virgin and other B$.
Our society has also become a lot more paranoid than it was before 9/11. Every TV news program starts with the really bad news because if it started with the good news people would not tune in. Bad news is sensational, good news is boring. There are a lot of unorganized "conspiracies" that are explainable in terms of fads, stupidgroupthink, a$$h@lethink, and that politics is a mental illness that revolves around money. of course, fads do have to start from somebody's mouth. |
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mc5w
join:2002-06-14
Independence, OH | reply to dynodb
But poker actually requires some amount of skill therefore it is not pure gambling. If you get a good hand of cards you bet so much money on it, maybe even bluff the other guy into folding. Most forms of poker allow you to draw a few extra cards and throw away what is worthless. If your hand is FUBAR, you bet nothing and wait for the next round. |
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