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Nevada Lawmakers Nearer To OK'ing Net Betting
jyuter writes: "Nevada has approved in theory to license on-line gambling sites. It will probably take a while for them to actually start licensing since they need (among other things) "resonable assurences" that the vendors can prohibit minors. One lawyer even suggested "biometrics" or a fingerprint scan to detect minors, or GPS to determine if the person playing is in a legal state." The word "spoof" keeps hurling itself across my line of sight. (Should the state get to charge people $500,000 every two years for operating a business without toxic waste? Talk about a barrier to entry!)
...that anything I say with a subject like that will be modded up as funny!
Whaddya say, moderators? C'mon, eleven!
:)
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Liberty uber alles.
Four of Hearts, Seven of Clubs.
Dealer is showing:
Unknown card, Six of Diamonds
Will you: Hit, Stand, or Double-down?
(Double-down)
Host: dealer.casino.nv.us contacted...
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Player draws: Twelve of Clubs.
Player has: Four of Hearts, Seven of Clubs, Twelve of Clubs. Total=22.
Player Busts.
Dealer draws: Ace of Hearts.
Dealer stands.
Dealer turns over unknown card: Four of Clubs.
Dealer has: Four of Clubs, Six of Diamonds, Nine of Hearts. Total=21.
Dealer wins.
Wager again? Yes/No.
("Aaw, shit, again?!?!?! I always draw a twelve when I'm winning!")
The $500,000 fee is to ensure that only serious, committed Mafiosi with a proven customer service track record can get involved.
I see no reason why gambling should not be universally accepted. Why shouldn't minors be allowed to gamble? Gambling fosters an intense devoition to math, which more of our students and young children need. It also teaches them an appreciation for money - they have to save some of their allowance to spend on other entertainments; they cannot gamble it all away. A game of cards is the best teacher for statistics. Some people believe gambling is a tool of the devil, or a satanic ritual, or even an addictive habit. Those of us who are enlightened and know the truths about Darwin, and social habits, and the Bible, are not stumped by these elaborate christian winged throwbacks. Why not even have a gambling class in school? I hope Nevada puts all its casinos on the web. The casinos I've been in are all wholesom family centers of enjoyment. Yes, there are sections of scantly clad women, but you just have to keep your children away from there. Gambling could be just the thing we need to get our children interested in school, science, and economics. I'm all for it!