Betting: Dubya's signed it!

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He's only gone & done it.
Online Bet Firms Sell U.S. Operations, Online Gambling Companies Sell U.S. Operations for $1 As Bush Signs Internet Betting Measure - CBS News
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[retired_member6]

Can't american citizens open British bank accounts?

 

[Ellis]

Can't american citizens open British bank accounts?

Alot of British citizens can't open British bank accounts!

 

[retired_member6]

Alot of British citizens can't open British bank accounts!

And I can't close mine, I hate Barclays, this is the last month they're getting any charges off of me, yes the nicking of £1080.00 a year off every customer in the country will be one less as of this month, so it's worked I suppose, it took long enough though.

 

[domainpimp]

dam - i did love taking all that fat yankie money from them on the poker table :twisted:

 

[dhscott]

I believe pokerstars are defying the ban, although how they can do that I don't know!

They are arguing poker is a game of skill and not of pure luck so it is exempt

True, but you're still gambling aren't you?!

 

[njf]

Anyone know if they've framed the legislation such that you cannot use a financial intermediary?

I'm thinking US citizen funds something like a PayPal account from their (now constrained) creditcard, then uses PP to fund their addiction.

Doesn't that sidestep things? Or are PayPal blocked too?

 

[domaingenius]

I would have paid £2 for Sportingbet and taken the chance .

DG

 

[domainpimp]

..a company called neteller are still open for business although firepay have said they are not taking any more money from us citizens...

 

[Whois-Search]

Must be a work around.....

How about selling tokens or vouchers in a shop then the customers can play with those.

 

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chips/tokens

Like poker-chips?
Think that's how they will work around. sure lawyers are on it now. maybe .mobi is a loophole?
Mad that they just sold up for a quid & went cos of running costs etc.
seemed to happen so quick
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