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Mass. Gambling Bill Would Criminalize Online Poker

Posted by kdawson on from the put-up-then-you-won't-have-so-much dept.

timothy writes "Awesome: 'A gambling bill introduced by Massachusetts House Speaker Robert DeLeo criminalizes Internet gambling and online poker. The bill calls for two casinos.' Not that they're against gambling, you see... just against being deprived of a monopoly in such a perfect fleecing opportunity."

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  1. Victimless crimes.. by Darkness404 · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Why is it that in 2010 we still try to create even more victimless crimes? Even if I'm against the object of the crime itself, I'm very much opposed to my tax dollars being wasted on people who want to do it.

    I don't care if my neighbor plays poker. I do care if I have to pay money because my neighbor plays poker.

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    Taxation is legalized theft, no more, no less.
    1. Re:Victimless crimes.. by sopssa · · Score: 5, Insightful

      It's not that the states really care about you gambling, they just want to have the revenue from it themselves instead of it going to someones Internet business.