Originally Posted By SingleParkPassholder <a href="http://money.cnn.com/2006/07/17/technology/betonsports.reut/index.htm?cnn=yes" target="_blank">http://money.cnn.com/2006/07/1 7/technology/betonsports.reut/index.htm?cnn=yes</a> Internet gaming CEO is held on indictment.
Originally Posted By SuperDry I wonder if this guy can get a printout of Beaumandy's posts that claim that internet gambling is perfectly legal and show them to the judge? Seriously, the whole thing about the legal status of internet gambling is confusing to me. We have the House trying to pass legislation to ban it, yet we have people being arrested for it based on current law. Then we have individuals in the US who claim that it's perfectly legal while the very same administration that they elected is putting people in jail for it.
Originally Posted By RoadTrip <<Then we have individuals in the US who claim that it's perfectly legal >> These individuals tend to claim whatever they like is legal and whatever they dislike is illegal without regard to the actual law.
Originally Posted By Beaumandy I will say this. The money you get is tax free from the internet so I can see a concern there. If you happen to wina bunch of money on line say, 20 grand, you get $20 grand. There is no way to ban it however unless they really want to invade every house or monitor every IP address.
Originally Posted By Kar2oonMan >>The money you get is tax free from the internet<< Only if people don't report it as income, which is already illegal, isn't it? And aren't banking transactions over $10,000 automatically reported to the IRS? Perhaps it's the non-payment of taxes (believing winnings are tax-free) that are getting folks in trouble with the law?
Originally Posted By Beaumandy Yes, you need to claim gamblimg wins. I do. But some don't. Since you are using websites to shift maoney around that are based off shore it's impossible to stop it.
Originally Posted By Tiggirl <<There is no way to ban it however unless they really want to invade every house or monitor every IP address. >> It wouldn't surprise me to see this. ~Beth
Originally Posted By EdisYoda That's what portions the Federal Government and it's agencies wants anyway. The ability to read every e-mail and instant message, know which websites we visit and what we download; listen to all our telephone conversations and monitor who we talk to; know what we read, view, buy or rent; where we visit and how we get there. Basically everything we do or know. All in the name of security. Is this paranoid thinking? Perhaps, but this is the trend I have been seeing the last several years (and not just during the Bush administraion, by the way). As for the topic, I could care less if you want to gamble on-line, but for the life of me, I can't figure out why one would want to. If I were to gamble, I'd much rather do it in person.
Originally Posted By RoadTrip <<As for the topic, I could care less if you want to gamble on-line, but for the life of me, I can't figure out why one would want to. If I were to gamble, I'd much rather do it in person.>> Online you get to gamble in your underwear. I've played Black Jack trainers online, but have never gambled online.
