With Gambling, Personal Freedom Is Always the Best Bet, Says Barney Frank

although i agree with you on gambling that the majority of gambling is stupid and will most likely result in you losing money. but then again i guess thats your choice if you want to lose money there are many ways to do it gamblings one of them. however unfortunately games of skill have been included in the ban. ie: non house games which include poker. there are most definately great tournament poker players whos ability to win poker tournaments is astounding completely nullifying the argument that poker is about luck. as a matter of fact just recently at the world series of poker a man succeeded in winning the same 800-900 person tournament 2 years in a row and took 2nd in the same event the year before. 3 YEARS IN A ROW beating 800-900 people. the man has major poker skills NOT major poker luck.

i guess im kind of against gambling as i found out through my sister that my mother had a slot machine gambling problem in her later years, apparently over the last few years before she got sick she had probably lost about 50k. i found out after she had passed and never actually even knew that she went to the casinos so much, i went with her once and noticed that she enjoyed it but had no idea how much. but anyway according to the ogic of the anti internet gaming law brick and mortar casinos should be shut down too bc they support problem gamblers. i believe legitimate AMERICAN gambling sites should be able to restrict problem gamblers a lot easier than brick and mortar casinos, and for that matter who here believes noone under 21 has ever been able to gamble at a casino without getting carded? or for that matter showing a fake id (which would never get past security scrutiny at online casinos).

im gonna let everyone in on a big secret, america is going to have online gambling legal, just as soon as harrahs and the other greedy fat cats who lobbied millions of dollars into certain crooked politicians pockets get the format ready. its big business using the american legal system to make sure theyre the one who get the bigget piece of the pie. to them why comete on a level playing field with the other sites when they can have the us govorment strongarm them and whoever else that doesnt give unnamed congressmen and senators briefcases filled with unmarked bills.

finally back to poker. this is absolutely and undisputedly a game of skill and should be exempted from the law to begin with.

slim brunson of CA 11:58AM June 04, 2009

You Tell them Abe.

"Prohibition will work great injury to the cause of temperance. It is a species of intemperance within itself, for it goes beyond the bounds of reason in that it attempts to control a man's appetite by legislation, and makes a crime out of things that are not crimes. A Prohibition law strikes a blow at the very principles upon which our government was founded.

Abraham Lincoln"

MW of AL 9:23PM June 03, 2009

It has come to this folks. Democrats are defending your personal liberties and arguing for a less intrusive government. Let that sink in you Reagan Republicans.

I applaud Mr. Frank's stand on this issue. And especially note the fact that he is fighting for what people want, not what special interests have paid him to pretend is best for the American people.

stan of NH 6:40PM June 02, 2009