This is ridiculous, but it appears to be genuine. I can't belive it passed damn near unanimously. That firightens me.
IMO, I don't think it WILL be enforced, but it certainly COULD be inforced. Quite easily, in fact.
If online gambling is ever made illegal where I live, I'm telling you right now that I won't stop playing. If and when I get caught though, my defense is going to be that poker is not a game of chance, and therefore should not be included in said law (depending on the wording of the law, of course).
I think that would actually hold up in court too, honestly. I'm also willing to bet (online, even) that I won't be the first person to get busted and use this defense, which will effectively make poker an exception to the law. But if I was... so be it. I guarantee there are a number of poker sites with deep pockets who would love to help me out with my case.
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05-02-06, 10:03 PM
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