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Win2WinRSS
23rd October 2006, 13:40
The extent to which the religious right usurped the American political process with its illicit passage of the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act [UIGEA] has had an unforeseen effect...

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Vic
23rd October 2006, 14:45
What a bunch they can be - gabling is a sin and unsafe for the American public, but it's ok to carry a gun around:splapme , Russian Roulette is obviously ok then - in this case I'm sure that the god squad will lose fairly soon, about as long as it takes for the US gaming industry to get it's own act together and corner the US market with their own sites.

Win2Win
23rd October 2006, 15:06
Exactly. I haven't come across any of the Yanks I know who will be ceasing to use online gambling.

Onlyforfun
23rd October 2006, 16:07
It's got nothing to do with religion and everything to do with protectionism in favour of US gambling interests.