tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3829599.post116033134691601333..comments2024-01-28T00:20:40.933-08:00Comments on Agoraphilia: How the UnInGEn-ious Act Will Encourage Internet GamblingUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3829599.post-53994282972809628652007-11-13T03:34:00.000-08:002007-11-13T03:34:00.000-08:00i agree with the legislation which aims to ban cre...i agree with the legislation which aims to ban credit cards as a payment method for online gambling of any sort... i mean its a no brainer when you consider you are placing somebody else’s money on an uncertain event happening with the aim to recoup more than you invested. Chance and credit do not mix well in my opinion, and continuing to allow it would only contribute further to negatively affecting the high levels of personal debt many citizens today find themselves in. I agree however, in a sense that it won't work - i mean whats the point in banning credit card payments for online poker, for example, but not <A HREF="http://www.bluesq.com/bet" REL="nofollow">online sports betting</A>? slightly hipocritical no? I mean how can you allow someone to participate in <A HREF="http://www.bluesq.com/bet?action=go_racing" REL="nofollow">online horse racing betting</A>, but not have a gamble on a hand of cards? both activities involve a large degree of chance, and neither are guaranteed to yield financial return.<BR/>It also infuriates me that the minority of irresponsible gamblers [those paying with someone elses money!] have now ruined the fun of online betting for everyone else - those like me who pay with money they actually have in their bank!! booooAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3829599.post-1160344254671682402006-10-08T14:50:00.000-07:002006-10-08T14:50:00.000-07:00Yes, lobbying efforts which would be ineffectively...Yes, lobbying efforts which would be ineffectively small at the federal level could be marshaled and deployed in the most favorable States. A network of such States could then be "bootstrapped" - assuming no federal backlash.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com