A Possible Online Gambling Law

Which would destroy poker playing online.

It has been passed by the House and has to be passed by the Senate and signed by the President before becoming law but it is a strong possibility that it will happen.

The law would make it illegal to use a credit card or third party funding sources to put money in deposit with a gambling site such as Party Poker or Full Tilt.

Essentially it would destroy one of my favorite online past times.

I would have to venture to a Indian casino about an hour away to fulfill my poker cravings.

It is possible that before the year is out this could very well be law, that would make me sad.
I see no problems with online gambling.

The government won't stop me from going to McDonalds to work on my first heart attack but if I don't wear a seat belt on my way there they will fine me! Yeah I know, it is from an old post of mine but still just as true!

I have no problems with people who feel that gambling is wrong. None whatsoever. I sympathize in fact.

But I am human and have some vices, only a couple but I have them.

One of them happens to be poker. I'm decent at it and I know that when I play poker that it isn't gambling as much as it is a skill.

I figure odds, size up my opponents, and take their money or give up my money and limit my losses.

It is based on decisions of me and the other players and has nothing to do with the casino since you are not playing against the casino.

Yeah if you play blackjack, slots, or any of the other games that you find in a casino you are playing them. You can bet that they are going to win.

Not so with poker and which is why I play it. It is a challenge for me and something I really enjoy.

I see nothing wrong with it since I am old enough to make up my own mind about what I can and can't do.