ON C-span now gambling ban discussion

The House will be given 1 min speeches on the internet gambling ban on C-Span. For those of you who care, try to wade thru the BS and listen.

Right now they are BSing about a whole bunch of diff. issues. Eventually they will get down to business. I should think this board would be very interested in this issue.

[blackthroatedwind]

I just hope they can settle this dang Bernardini/Corinthian debate once and for all.

[SCUDSBROTHER]

LOL...The Dems don't care.They are talkin' about the minimum wage.Waste of their time.Repubs ain't gunna raise that MIN. WAGE. They don't give a sht about how those poor people live.Why do they think they can pass that? So far,3 Republicans from the South urging support for the bill.Just like Scud said...Southern Social Conservatives..So far Georgia,Virginia,and Tennessee trying to tell the rest of the country how to live their lives.Why am I not surprised.

Originally Posted by pgardn

The House will be given 1 min speeches on the internet gambling ban on C-Span. For those of you who care, try to wade thru the BS and listen.

Right now they are BSing about a whole bunch of diff. issues. Eventually they will get down to business. I should think this board would be very interested in this issue.

I agree. This is a bigger issue than most people think.

[GenuineRisk]

Oh my God, I am so tired of elected officials legislating morality. Because gambling is entertainment for the majority of Americans-- an entertainment that some people get addicted to, yes, but if it wasn't gambling it'd be alcohol or eBay or porn or state-run lotteries or collecting doo-dads or whatever.

Though really, I'm sure it's about the money and the states not wanting to get cut out of their pieces of the pie. It's always about the money.

Originally Posted by GenuineRisk

Oh my God, I am so tired of elected officials legislating morality. Because gambling is entertainment for the majority of Americans-- an entertainment that some people get addicted to, yes, but if it wasn't gambling it'd be alcohol or eBay or porn or state-run lotteries or collecting doo-dads or whatever.

Though really, I'm sure it's about the money and the states not wanting to get cut out of their pieces of the pie. It's always about the money.

This debate has nothing to do with legislating morality. It has everything to do with losing tax dollars. Offshore gambling has hit the business hard. Why bet big money when you have to pay taxes if you can bet without having to pay any? That is what this is about.

[GenuineRisk]

Originally Posted by boldruler

This debate has nothing to do with legislating morality. It has everything to do with losing tax dollars. Offshore gambling has hit the business hard. Why bet big money when you have to pay taxes if you can bet without having to pay any? That is what this is about.

Which is exactly where my liberal self runs into a conundrum. I'm not opposed to taxation; taxes pay for lots of useful things, but I do think the states are too greedy when it comes to their take on gambling profits. And they wonder why racetrack attendance drops?

Thanks BR.

While this bill may pass the house. there is no way that it will pass the senate so all they are doing is wasting time and money instead of debating about real topics.

[GenuineRisk]

Originally Posted by david1025

While this bill may pass the house. there is no way that it will pass the senate so all they are doing is wasting time and money instead of debating about real topics.

But that's what they do best... debate things that will never pass so they don't have time to address the real issues. Doesn't it seem that way lately?