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pokerfan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-10-09 12:46 PM
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Feds Freeze Online Poker Players' Accounts
In an apparent crackdown on Internet gambling, federal authorities in New York have frozen or seized bank accounts worth $34 million belonging to 27,000 online poker players, according to representatives for the players and account holders.

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124459561862800591.html

Land of the free, huh?
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billyoc Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-10-09 12:49 PM
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1. Damn, PF, I hope they didn't get you for any cash.
I never played online, but I love poker.
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pokerfan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-10-09 12:54 PM
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3. No, my state took it to another level
and made it a felony punishable by ten years in prison.
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tridim Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-10-09 12:52 PM
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2. Well, it is illegal.
So I'm not sure what this has to do with Freedom.

Maybe go to a casino if you want to gamble?
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GodlessBiker Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-10-09 01:33 PM
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5. Huh? What is legal defines Freedom? Freedom transcends legalities.
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JuniperLea Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-10-09 12:59 PM
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4. If I were a gambler...
I'd blow my hard earned money at a local Indian casino. If I'm going to throw it away, I think I'd like it better if it was going to the Indians.
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lame54 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jun-13-09 05:25 PM
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7. they don't serve booze there
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HOLOS Donating Member (390 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jun-13-09 05:07 PM
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6. illegal
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