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PayPal to Fine Gambling, Porn Sites

Posted by CowboyNeal on

scubacuda writes "Yahoo! reports that PayPal is taking an aggressive stance against gambling, adult, and non-prescription drug sites: anyone caught using PayPal for these purposes will be charged $500. Eric Jackson, a former PayPal executive and author of the new book 'The PayPal Wars,' calls the new policy 'draconian' and says it is likely a two-fold strategy to discourage certain behavior while heading off regulators."

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  1. But.. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    how am I supposed to catch the monkey and win hentai dvd's made out of pressed viagra now, without resorting to credit cards?

  2. Finally! by maeka · · Score: 3, Funny

    Heaven forbid a private company make money from something sinful like gambling or porn.

    Now if we could just get our government out of the gambling business...

  3. This is terrible news! by The+I+Shing · · Score: 4, Funny

    Uh-oh, I'd better take those PayPal logos off of my website, www.nakedwomengamblingfordrugs.com.

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  4. Re:How productive. by reezle · · Score: 4, Funny

    I guess you didn't read the article.

    It says Paypal to "Fine Gambling, Porn Sites"

    So if you want the good stuff, you need to use paypal...

  5. Re:How productive. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    "Yahoo! reports that PayPal is taking an aggressive stance against gambling"

    Good. Every time I see someone gambling, I try to tell them, "Dude, think how much cocaine you could have bought with that money."