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      Rick Santorum would ban Internet gambling

      February 20, 2012 /
      U.S. Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum speaks during a campaign appearance in Fallon, Nevada February 2, 2012. REUTERS/Robert Galbraith (UNITED STATES – Tags: POLITICS ELECTIONS)

      Social issues have returned for Republicans as they start talking about how they want to run your private lives. Now they’re going after Internet gambling.

      National Review’s Jim Geraghty wonders whether there might be a business-related reason behind casino magnate Sheldon Adelson’s reported opposition to Rick Santorum. Take a look at what the former Pennsylvania senator had to say about gambling during a recent interview with Jon Ralston:

      I’m someone who takes the opinion that gaming is not something that is beneficial, particularly having that access on the Internet. Just as we’ve seen from a lot of other things that are vices on the Internet, they end to grow exponentially as a result of that. It’s one thing to come to Las Vegas and do gaming and participate in the shows and that kind of thing as entertainment, it’s another thing to sit in your home and have access to that it. I think it would be dangerous to our country to have that type of access to gaming on the Internet.

      Freedom’s not absolute. What rights in the Constitution are absolute? There is no right to absolute freedom. There are limitations. You might want to say the same thing about a whole variety of other things that are on the Internet — “let everybody have it, let everybody do it.” No. There are certain things that actually do cost people a lot of money, cost them their lives, cost them their fortunes that we shouldn’t have and make available, to make it that easy to do.

      People who like gambling need to recognize that one party wants to tell you how to live your life.

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      Online poker to your state?

      January 18, 2012 /

      The Obama Justice Department has upended the entire online poker debate with a recent opinion that basically limited the scope of federal laws. Now the question is whether Congress will get involved, or whether it will let the states move forward.

      The gambling lobby has a message for Congress as states line up to cash in on a White House ruling that in-state online lotteries and poker won’t violate a federal Internet betting ban: Deal now or get stuck with a bad hand.

      A Justice Department opinion issued before Christmas has created a now-or-never dynamic on the Hill for lawmakers and lobbyists pushing for a federal Internet poker law as state and regional officials move ahead with online gambling plans.

      Come April, D.C. plans to offer online poker and blackjack. Illinois intends to be selling lottery tickets on the Web by then, too.
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      “The writing is on the wall. The states are going to do this,” John Pappas, executive director of the Poker Players Alliance, told POLITICO. “The first three or four months of the year is going to be pretty important for Congress to act.”
      All bets are on some key lawmakers — some backed by Las Vegas casinos — trying to do an end-run around the DOJ opinion by pre-empting it with a federal law. That could set up a showdown pitting states vs. the feds.

      Supporters of a federal bill say states aren’t equipped to handle the complexities of Internet gambling, and Congress needs to step in.

      State officials say that’s hogwash, and the Obama administration has already taken the wind out of the sails of a federal Internet poker bill by clearing the way for states to start setting up their own systems.

      The DOJ opinion dealt states already pushing in the direction of legalization — like California and New Jersey — a couple of aces by saying a ban on intrastate Internet gambling only applies to sports betting.

      That frees up those states and several others — including Iowa and Connecticut — to follow Illinois and D.C. in the coming months by passing online gambling laws during state legislative sessions. Passage in each Legislature will be complex, but state lawmakers are extra motivated in tight budget times to find new revenue streams.

      Regardless of what happens, it looks like momentum is heading in the right direction. Poker is clearly a game of skill, so policy makers need to concede that point and come up with a logical system.

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      No Need to Reinvent the Wheel with Blackjack

      December 21, 2011 /

      One of the great dynamics regarding online blackjack is that many of the newer players to the game get caught up in its speed and begin to make bets with strategies that simply defy the laws of mathematics. Many new players get cleaned out fast with blackjack and it is important to remember that blackjack, whether it be online or in person at a Las Vegas Strip casino, has the same odds and mathematical physics that will never change. The fact that playing blackjack online is a much faster pace makes respecting the odds and math even more critical in importance.

      For the smart player, blackjack is an open invitation to the best and fairest odds that can be found in a casino. In fact many players admit that if the casino businesses were starting from scratch today, blackjack would not be offered because sharp players can whittle the odds down to near virtually even with the house, taking away almost all of the edge.

      Where casinos make money on blackjack is with the ignorant, the sloppy, and the players that play with wild intuition rather than with respect for the odds and math. To make matters even better for the casinos and worse for such players, these action addicts that seem to be ramped up on an overdose of caffeine, go wild and binge on blackjack by playing multiple hands at the same time. So not only do you have a virtually insane group of action addicts that are playing multiple hands and multiple tables, you have a group of wild players that are not playing smart. And the casinos know there are far more of these types of players than the smart ones, thus their willingness to offer up blackjack despite the fair odds.

      For the smart player, online blackjack remains a game of “three yards and a cloud of dust.” It is a basic game that should be played with a basic strategy rather than with grand designs that do not overcome the math of the game. Superstitions, feelings, and intuition have no place at the blackjack table. Solid math, great money management skills, and respect for the game and odds are what will make for the most successful blackjack players.

      There has never been a better time to get involved in online blackjack as sign up and play bonuses are higher than ever and the games themselves have never had more appeal.

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      Online Casino Games Taking on More Personality

      November 20, 2011 /

      One of the new dynamics of online casino games is the entertainment rather than the gambling factor. Make no mistake about it, the games are still about wagering and winning big money but there is now an added factor that enhances the overall gaming experience and that is the personality of games based on themes.

      Many online slot games are now based on movies, television shows, comic strips, and sports. For many gamblers it is as important to play a game based on a certain specific theme that the player will enjoy as it is to play a game solely for the purpose of wagering for money itself. A great example of this new phenomenon is the Marvel Comic Strip slots that are based on the various comic book heroes. It is now possible to win a jackpot as you watch Spiderman’s heroics.

      The same holds true for movie fans as you can play slots based on “The Godfather,” “Gone With The Wind,” and “Batman.” Online casinos love to offer such games as they will attract new players and keep them playing just for the entertainment factor alone. To put it another way, there are gamers playing just for the entertainment itself rather than the shot at winning money.

      The stunning graphics of this new generation of games is also remarkable. With brilliant visuals and dynamic sound, today’s online casino games are vastly superior to their traditional in person on site games and this is helping an already exploding industry grow even faster.

      Along those same lines, online casinos are offering bonus incentives to players who play these new theme based games. Bonuses tied into movies or famous singers make for a more enjoyable online wagering experience. The bonus structures at online casinos are at a peak at the present time and there has never been a better time to sign up and take advantage of “free money” just to start. The additional bonuses for referrals of friends and family as well as for loyalty and playing time make everyone a winner before they make their first bet.

      Many players are now also finding friends at such games as online casinos are holding slots tournaments for fans of different themes that are enjoyable and offer people with the same interests a chance to interact.

      With bonuses, awesome themes, and unsurpassed quality, this is the best time to take part in online casino games.

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