Is Poker Gambling?

[NoPants 0]

It’s looking more and more like the bill to ban internet gambling has a better chance of getting passed this time. If it did pass, and internet gambling became illegal, would you still be able to play in poker tournaments? Obviously placing a bet over the internet is going to be considered gambling, but when you play in a tournament you pay an “entry fee” right? That entry fee entitles you to a spot in the tournament where you use chips that have no actual value. This wouldn’t be any different from other online offers which require an entry fee be paid and the winners receive cash prizes. Do you think the issue could be seen this way?

[aucu 3]

You are clueless

[TB17 0]

Is poker Gambling?Yes.

[ROGUE06 0]

Is poker Gambling?Yes.

x2pretty easy answer there

[aucu 3]

No it's not, it's charity for a bunch of leather assed card flipers.You can deduct you losses from your taxes.Anyone clicked on this guys site yet?

[bhaas 0]

How can they take away our freedom like that? If it's a crime to gamble online then of course there must be a victim somewhere. Take me to court. All I need is one person who has actually read and understands the constitution on the jury then I win then I sue. Vicimless crime = Fraud. Example: The war on drugs is the second biggest fraud next to the IRS. Just sayin.Bring it.

[EStormOk 0]

Not the way I play it. It is more like charity, because I give my chips away.

[tyfgine 0]

How can they take away our freedom like that? If it's a crime to gamble online then of course there must be a victim somewhere. Take me to court. All I need is one person who has actually read and understands the constitution on the jury then I win then I sue. Vicimless crime = Fraud. Example: The war on drugs is the second biggest fraud next to the IRS. Just sayin.Bring it.

Hahahahahaha.

[crocd99 0]

How can they take away our freedom like that? If it's a crime to gamble online then of course there must be a victim somewhere. Take me to court. All I need is one person who has actually read and understands the constitution on the jury then I win then I sue. Vicimless crime = Fraud. Example: The war on drugs is the second biggest fraud next to the IRS. Just sayin.Bring it.

i disagree about the war on drugs. i think there are a lot of victims as a result of drugs.

[BWToth 0]

i disagree about the war on drugs. i think there are a lot of victims as a result of drugs.

taxpayers wallets.

[crocd99 0]

taxpayers wallets.

i am not taking a stance either way on the issue of drugs being legal or not. but i think drugs do harm thrid parties and society. what about the crack head who does nothing but when he goes to a hospital he has to be seen. that has to be paid for some how. or what about the herion addict that doesnt care about anything but his habit and will do anything to make sure he gets the herion. he then goes on to rob an innocent person is that not a victim. i think that it is.just saying.

[Bluffs2005 0]

Some other obvious Q&AIs having sex with two girls at the same time fun?Is shooting someone on purpose considered murder?Is it a good idea to go all-in with AA Offsuit?Is Daniel Negreanu a good Poker player?Is Ron Mexico Gay?

[BWToth 0]

Some other obvious Q&AIs having sex with two girls at the same time fun?Is shooting someone on purpose considered murder?Is it a good idea to go all-in with AA Offsuit?Is Daniel Negreanu a good Poker player?Is Ron Mexico Gay?

What is the point of this post?

[bhaas 0]

If drugs were legal, then no one would be getting caught in the crossfire. Locking people up for victimless crimes is big business. People can get all the drugs they want, anytime they want. So what good is it? Think about it. There are 2 kinds of law. You have your common law. Which is the only law I go by and argue in court. In every state you have so called laws (CODE) In Washington State every law (Besides common law) has RCW in front of it. RCW stands for Revised Code of Washington. Who is subject to that? Not the Sovereign American. Please correct me if I'm wrong.There are 2 kinds of people in this world. Little slave bit*hes on there knees and those who refuse to be slaves. Not too many of the latter. So sad.Just sayin.

[crocd99 0]

If drugs were legal, then no one would be getting caught in the crossfire. Locking people up for victimless crimes is big business. People can get all the drugs they want, anytime they want. So what good is it? Think about it. There are 2 kinds of law. You have your common law. Which is the only law I go by and argue in court. In every state you have so called laws (CODE) In Washington State every law (Besides common law) has RCW in front of it. RCW stands for Revised Code of Washington. Who is subject to that? Not the Sovereign American. Please correct me if I'm wrong.There are 2 kinds of people in this world. Little slave bit*hes on there knees and those who refuse to be slaves. Not too many of the latter. So sad.Just sayin.

i am not really sure who this is directed to... but if it was to me i said nothing about crossfire or the success of the war on drugs i just said the there are victims that result from drugs. and really i dont know where all the slave talk came from either are you saying we should just go out break the law cause if we follow it we are slaves.i have one suggestion though before you go on a rant read what the other person is saying so you can effectively counter the argument.

[deviper 0]

How can they take away our freedom like that? If it's a crime to gamble online then of course there must be a victim somewhere. Take me to court. All I need is one person who has actually read and understands the constitution on the jury then I win then I sue. Vicimless crime = Fraud. Example: The war on drugs is the second biggest fraud next to the IRS. Just sayin.Bring it.

[phlegm 6]

If you play 3 6 holdem at commerce casino , it sure as hell is gambling.

[bhaas 0]

i am not really sure who this is directed to... but if it was to me i said nothing about crossfire or the success of the war on drugs i just said the there are victims that result from drugs. and really i dont know where all the slave talk came from either are you saying we should just go out break the law cause if we follow it we are slaves.i have one suggestion though before you go on a rant read what the other person is saying so you can effectively counter the argument.

I wasn't really directing this to anyone. The slave talk is directed at all the bullsh*t laws that the Gov comes up with for more reasons to lock us up. It's all about control (fines and your hard earned money) and I just can't/won't accept that. But most people do and aren't willing to do anything about it. Just blindly accept it and be slaves. I can rant on and on about how we're getting f*cked but I'll restrain myself. But I will mention one last thing. If the Constitution was taught in our schools this country wouldn't be in the sorry shape it's in now. Cause if the people are educated the gov can't rape your rights. But most aren't so they do, and get away with it. I just have a serious problem with BS. And when I see posts about poker being a crime now I just get wound up. Sorry.

[FourFlusher 0]

No, at least not in California. It's legal to make bets on a golf course, because it's a game of skill. Every heard of a golf course raid? Of course not.A prior Governor of California declared poker to be a game of skill, and it's now legal to play in public, with certain oversights and restrictions.

[bhaas 0]

If you play 3 6 holdem at commerce casino , it sure as hell is gambling.

Sh*t. Playing 3/6 anywhere is gambling. I always get assraped every time I play 3/6. I hate it. It ain't even poker. It's a fu*cking card catching contest. God Damn.

[sholden 0]

i am not taking a stance either way on the issue of drugs being legal or not. but i think drugs do harm thrid parties and society. what about the crack head who does nothing but when he goes to a hospital he has to be seen. that has to be paid for some how. or what about the herion addict that doesnt care about anything but his habit and will do anything to make sure he gets the herion. he then goes on to rob an innocent person is that not a victim. i think that it is.just saying.

People get mugged for the Ipods every so often. Better make ipods illegal and throw the evil ipod users in jail - after all when their ipod breaks and they rob an innocent to replace it is that not a victim...And how about those smokers who end up hospital and have to be seen - and those alcoholics. Better make cigarettes and beer illegal too. And don't forget all those people involved in car accidents - better make cars illegal too.

[crocd99 0]

People get mugged for the Ipods every so often. Better make ipods illegal and throw the evil ipod users in jail - after all when their ipod breaks and they rob an innocent to replace it is that not a victim...And how about those smokers who end up hospital and have to be seen - and those alcoholics. Better make cigarettes and beer illegal too. And don't forget all those people involved in car accidents - better make cars illegal too.

ok smart *** nice job. if you read my post you will see that i was not taking a stance on whether it should be legal or not. i was just saying that i think that ther are victims as a result of drugs and what you say yeah they our victims in a lot of stuff that is legal. but my main point is still correct. do you not agree???anyway me and my roomate where thinking about this a while ago. people say that cigarettes are one of the most addictive things out there. so we where wondering if cigs where illegal would it be like crack. would people become cig heads and not really care about anything but how they will get there next smoke. would people rob cheat and steal to get the next cigs. i dont know i was just wondering.

[Tiltinagain 973]

If drugs were legal, then no one would be getting caught in the crossfire. Locking people up for victimless crimes is big business. People can get all the drugs they want, anytime they want. So what good is it? Think about it. There are 2 kinds of law. You have your common law. Which is the only law I go by and argue in court. In every state you have so called laws (CODE) In Washington State every law (Besides common law) has RCW in front of it. RCW stands for Revised Code of Washington. Who is subject to that? Not the Sovereign American. Please correct me if I'm wrong.There are 2 kinds of people in this world. Little slave bit*hes on there knees and those who refuse to be slaves. Not too many of the latter. So sad.Just sayin.

Where are you from in WA bhaas? Assuming you are from your post.

[bhaas 0]

ok smart *** nice job. if you read my post you will see that i was not taking a stance on whether it should be legal or not. i was just saying that i think that ther are victims as a result of drugs and what you say yeah they our victims in a lot of stuff that is legal. but my main point is still correct. do you not agree???anyway me and my roomate where thinking about this a while ago. people say that cigarettes are one of the most addictive things out there. so we where wondering if cigs where illegal would it be like crack. would people become cig heads and not really care about anything but how they will get there next smoke. would people rob cheat and steal to get the next cigs. i dont know i was just wondering.

I was watching a special about the DARE program and they started talking about statistics. Not pretty. Apparently the DARE program has produced more drug addicts then if it never existed. And they also said that alcohol kills 12 times more people then ALL the illegal drugs combined. Quick. Outlaw alcohol.We all have choices to make whether or not to basically be stupid or not. Doing drugs, playing poker etc. The gov thinks they can take away our choices. Wait. They did take that right away. Basta*ds. If there were less laws this would be a much safer hell to live in. Just my opinion. I could be wrong.

Where are you from in WA bhaas? Assuming you are from your post.

Tacoma. Home of the drive by shooting.

[sholden 0]

ok smart *** nice job. if you read my post you will see that i was not taking a stance on whether it should be legal or not. i was just saying that i think that ther are victims as a result of drugs and what you say yeah they our victims in a lot of stuff that is legal. but my main point is still correct. do you not agree???

No I don't agree there are victims. The victims are victims of other crimes - robbery, assault, whatever. That the criminal did those crimes in order be able to buy drugs is irrelevant - lots of crimes are also committed in order that the criminal can buy other things - funding a gambling addiction is one reasonably common example, feeding a family is another - so is gambling also a crime with victims? Is eating dinner?The act of taking drugs is a victimless crime - the only person harmed is the person taking the drug themselves, and we allow fat people to eat junk food even though that harms them. Yes lots of crimes get committed to fund drug addictions - but if the drugs weren't illegal to start with those crimes would be reduced since supply would increase and hence prices fall.There's also the "drugs turned him into a psycho" crimes - assaults by people wired on something. But there are many things like that other than drugs - we punish should punish the criminal for the crime not the 99% of people who can take the same drug withouth turning into homocidal maniacs.So who is the victim of the evil crime of Joe smoking a joint in order to wind down after a long day at work?