All they have to do is change the wire act and make phoning bets in to Las Vegas legal. You don't need internet betting if you could just wire money to a Las Vegas book and phone bets in. Wouldn't that solution make everyone happy? Everyone could bet securely and safely, records for taxes would be kept by the books, instant payouts, etc. Why isn't anyone talking about this solution?
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Not in this life.Comment -
i wish you couldComment -
Have you ever driven through a small town in the bible belt
They have more "screaming churches of hate and in tolerance" than you can shake a stick at
There is a better chance of the JJ/Loshack ticket winning in 2012Comment -
Wow , suprised no one ever thought about it.
By the way there are already a hundred thousand or so bookies in the states already.Comment -
Anything legal would be whore shit
Nothing will ever beat offshore books or Euro books
Vegas is nothing compared to theseComment -
Would make my life a whole lot easier lolComment -
Keep dreaming pal.Comment -
That's why we can't get casino gambling passed in Texas. Although all of these churches have casino and bingo nights.Originally posted by minet123Comment -
fukin bible belt fuks... they need to outlaw bingo and let them see how it feels.Comment -
I love everything about that idea but the tax part.
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They have no problem with throwing up casinos down here for all the old blue hair ladies and the other stereotypical .05 and .25 slot machine addicts to nest at but don't let anyone bet money on sports!Originally posted by excel
It's the devil!
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We need to look at how Pinnicle is doing. They are making easy money every day. If it was legal I'm pretty sure we could make a new pinnicle that would be superior.Comment -
probably one of the least likely scenariosComment -
Land of the Free my ass.Comment -
not likelyOriginally posted by rem sleepComment -
Originally posted by durito
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Everyone around would agree there are millions of solutions but I for one wish there were more Barney Frank's and Ron Paul's to get some rationality to gambling in the U.S. Local bookies are going to clean up this year. They will see business jump 100%.Comment -
To bad it won't ever happen! I can drive 30 mins to a indian gaming casino and gamble legally there but no sports or dice games aloud. Total crap!Comment -
Dont be ridiculous. We have laws in place passed by the same people the citizens vote in. The US is may or may not be the most free but we certainly enjoy being protected by the law and have the highest quality of living. But we are not an anarchy. I can tolerate gambling being illegal, ive been getting away with it my whole life anyhow, doesnt affect me one bit. And when you have access to Euro books, all of the books pulling out of the US doesnt hurt either.Originally posted by mtneer1212Comment -
lol at the us having the highest quality of livingOriginally posted by Cap dat 4ssComment -
LV is ancient compared to offshore sportsbetting
It is still rare that players ever get stiffed at top 15 books and I mean rare
Vegas is whore shit other than a nice gambling vacationComment -
it's only legal to offer sports betting in Vegas..why would they let other states into this..when its against the lawComment -
Isn't juice in Vegas typically ridiculous compared to some of the deals you can find online. Add to that the bonuses you can get, I don't see how anyone can claim internet betting doesn't at least have some nice advantages...Comment -
This will never happen. If states want to legalize sports betting they'd legalize it themselves, not let their citizens do it over the phone in another state and let Nevada collect all the tax revenue.Comment -
I live quite nicely as do the people i associate myself with. I bet at pinny. Life is good. Not worried about what the quality of life is for the gangbangers in Detroit. Here in the midwest its quite nice.Comment -
lame
i place bets with people, not corporations, because it's exciting to see what's going to happen after the game
if i want to make secure bets i'll drive to renoComment -
Floyd Mayweather Jr. recently bet $37,272.75 on a halftime NBA line at a Las Vegas casino:Originally posted by jjgold
According to the article: "Floyd Mayweather Jr. said he would have bet $100,000 on his favorite player's team" and that means that it's possible and that Mayweather would trust the Vegas books with such a huge bet. Would it be rational for US bettors to trust online books with such huge bets?
The book didn't change the odds with the huge bet, they gave it to him at -110. I've seen halftime odds change offshore on tiny bets at the biggest books (it could have been multiple people betting simultaneously but if you make a max bet for halftime NBA what's the juice gonna go to? -130 or more?). What's the biggest offshore limit for a halftime bet? Who would trust the books enough to do it? Someone like Mayweather (or anyone) would be crazy to make this bet online imho for many reasons.
Is that possible offshore? Even it is, who would have the guts (stupidity?) to do that offshore? Las Vegas is still the safest, most reliable place to bet.
Offshore has some nice advantages like lots of in-game betting options but the fact that you're doing something illegal and your money is far from you and you have to deal with slow pay (and someday possibly no pay if the US government has its way imho) makes it a bad choice for most big time bettors imho.Comment -
and then i woke up from my dreamComment -
Our state has lottery,bingo,horse racing,monte carlo night...but mention sports gambling and all hell breaks loose.Comment -
Originally posted by dochall2u
Yes got to admit , I got a real eye opener online when I seen the plight of some of you guys trying to find "safe" books , it's just something that isnt thought about here (UK) , every book is safe and payment of winnings is instantanious , cant imagine how the last 40 years would have been if I hadnt been able to indulge in a daily "punt " , Whatever else happens in future I hope the USA makes sports betting legal throughout all states , Why dont they anyway ?? Is it the Churches' ???????? good luck lads !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Sports betting involves more skill than most of those other things too imho.Originally posted by dochall2uComment -
Please tell us where you live.Originally posted by duritoComment -
When China owns more US Government Debt they will be forced to open Chinese casinos in the US and sports betting will be allowed. Wait about 20 more years until US goes completely bankrupt.Comment -
Is there sports betting in Macao?Originally posted by pavyracer
On side note, did anyone catch that when David Stern came to China for just a few days he had meetings in Macao. Anyone think the NBA isn't connected to Las Vegas/etc.?Comment
