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Florida Law May Accidentally Ban Computers and Smartphones
GrueMaster writes "Did Florida ban computers and smartphones? They tried banning Internet Cafes, but the wording in the law is overly broad. '... it's the wording that's problematic, as it defines a slot machine as "any machine or device or system or network of devices" that can be used in games of chance. Turns out the Internet is full of gambling sites, which is where the definition runs into some problems. Consuelo Zapata, owner of the Miami-Dade county Internet cafe Incredible Investments, LLC, is suing the state (PDF) to overturn the ban, saying that definition is too broad and could be applied to any number of electronic devices. "
I meant he was a criminal *literally*.
Go look at his record as a corporate CEO.
That is because you don't understand what is being called an "internet café". There are places here that call themselves "internet cafés" who offer "games" which are actually nothing more than slot machine parlors using virtual slot machines running on PCs.
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The "internet cafe's" are not what you think of as an internet café. Basically, these are slot machine casinos. You can't get on the internet to check your email or visit a random website. All the computers are essentially virtual slot machines.
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You should visit one of these "internet café's". It would be amusing to watch you try to go online and visit Slashdot or check your email, because one can't. As you have never seen or experienced these places, you are going on the name they are using. They aren't calling themselves casinos, slot parlors, gambling dens, etc. because those are illegal. Instead they are using virtual slot machine software on networked computers. There is no general internet access.
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First off, these aren't the kind of internet cafe' one can go to and get on-line and check one's email or visit a web site. The computers only have gambling program(s) and it is basically a virtual slot machine. These places don't even offer wifi so you can bring your own computer. They are, in effect, illegal casinos.
Second, the law specifically defines the establishments and computers. It only applies to computers which are set up to ONLY run programs that are games of chance and the establishments that have them.
Third, the reason the law talks about internet cafe's is because that is what these places call themselves.
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Isn't he the one who pushed for all people on welfare to be drug tested....by the company his wife owns? Cha-ching!
"I opened my eyes, and everything went dark again"