full tilt bans washington state

BeerDog99 · 11-12-10, 07:19 PM

Thats crazy, I thought the US was the last bastion of real freedom...

Richards · 11-12-10, 09:30 PM

Originally posted by BeerDog99

Thats crazy, I thought the US was the last bastion of real freedom...

Yeah, and the repubs believe in "small government."

Kaabee · 11-13-10, 12:16 AM

politicians only believe in what gives them money and power

AceKingHigh · 11-13-10, 12:20 AM

OMG I can't believe they blocked Washington from playing there... their loss :P

rm18 · 11-13-10, 05:24 AM

i dont know how to use a proxy on a poker software only for browsers

Bulldog-53 · 11-13-10, 07:43 AM

I guess I fail to see how it benefits a company like Full Tilt to do this.

frizzelli · 11-13-10, 01:53 PM

This is just the start boys other states are gonna be following. Online poker in USA is doomed.

Blacke · 11-13-10, 02:18 PM

I think online poker can exist in this limbo for a while, and that is where it will stay...politicians don't want to push it either way, I don't think.

daneblazer · 11-13-10, 07:14 PM

as long as they don't ban Florida State or UGA I'm good...

JW Cash · 11-13-10, 07:22 PM

What is sooooo damn special about Washington State????

daneblazer · 11-13-10, 07:32 PM

I'm not that familiar with what is going on because it hasn't affected me, but the scary thing is that other states could follow Washington's lead. Florida, Nevada, Oklahoma, New Jersey to name a few are all states with casinos who could feel "threatened" by internet gambling. Kentucky tried to pass something like this, and to my knowledge, it failed.

BeerDog99 · 11-13-10, 07:50 PM

to me it should boil down to freedom for adults to do whatever they want as long as it is not hurting anybody else.

davidchong · 11-13-10, 08:01 PM

most probably same happend to others states

andywend · 11-13-10, 10:05 PM

Yeah, and the repubs believe in "small government."

While the republicans are indeed 100% responsible for the heinous UIGEA law, its important to note that the democrats had 2 FULL YEARS to overturn the law and it never even came up for a vote.

The point is the democrats don't care about poker players either.

rob11234 · 11-13-10, 10:56 PM

That's messed up. It's not legal for Full Tilt to operate anywhere in the US. Why only obey the law in Washington State? Don't get me wrong; I'm glad it's not New York.

BeerDog99 · 11-17-10, 08:45 PM

This law targets the user, not the site. To me, this just proves that the politicians that support this, do not understand the basic concept of personal freedom. It really is sad.

This is a good article on the subject: http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/poker...ary&id=5808565

Cheers.

Conan · 11-18-10, 02:10 PM

This seams as crazy as the song downloading laws that were passed some years back 10k for each bet you make? We need the big compaies to fight this with the might of the money backing they have. Idividuals lack tthe means to fight this effectively.

Finalnub · 11-18-10, 04:39 PM

politics at its best..

Bulldog-53 · 11-18-10, 08:14 PM

The government should focus on putting a gaming commision online more than anything. And make sure to get rid of the god ******* awful RNG.