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At least someone out there has guts.
Radley Balko, senior editor of Reason magazine, recently testified before the House Financial Services Committee on the topic of online gambling. Here’s a transcript of his testimony at the hearing titled “Can Internet Gambling Be Effectively Regulated to Protect Consumers and the Payments System?”:
Mr. Chairman, distinguished members [...]

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From Bill Rini:
A few days ago I did a post which was a response to Focus on the Family’s talking points against legalizing online gaming. Many of their points harp on sensationalistic claims about how many problem gamblers are at risk. While I took the position that problem gambling was a medical condition which [...]

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From Bill Rini:
I recently posted a letter that Focus on the Family sent out to members. Unfortunately it was so full of complete crap that in an attempt to replay to each and every issue I was not very thorough in my responses. Here are their talking points. We should make [...]

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Is it possible we might have a poker playing Vice President on the WSOP tour?
Poker Pro Greg “Fossilman” Raymer, who won the 2004 World Series of Poker (WSOP), is making his case for a vice presidential run in 2008 for the Libertarian Party in the United States.
I can only assume he’s against the Unlawful Internet [...]

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Harvard got a taste of poker.
Crandall Addington and Howard Lederer appeared at Harvard Law School, making their case for the full legalization of poker. And yes, they want legal online poker too.
The gathering at the university was arranged by the Global Poker Strategic Thinking Society (GPSTS). This group was begun by Harvard Law professor Charles [...]

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