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i'm a noob and i havent done much online gambling and so forth, so much is appreciated.
thanks
A lot of people in this forum are 'noob' but still some of them making big $$$ 😄
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Do you know a government official involved in a sex scandal or other lewd activity? If you can produce a photograph proving such an act, Hustler Magazine publisher Larry Flynt will give you a cool ONE-MILLION-USD.
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Manne wrote:
Do you know a government official involved in a sex scandal or other lewd activity? If you can produce a photograph proving such an act, Hustler Magazine publisher Larry Flynt will give you a cool ONE-MILLION-USD.
Read more: [url="www-ixgames-com/news/larry-flynts-1-million-sex-scandal-offer/"]Larry Flynts $1-million Sex Scandal offer[/url]
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I have been hearing this one for years. Flynt will go to any lengths to get publicity. The guy is a nutbar!
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Manne wrote:
A lot of people in this forum are 'noob' but still some of them making big $$$ 😄
I think a lot of people dream of hitting it big on the Internet, in one way or another. Be it gambling, or whatever.
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There is already significant movement in Congress to repeal the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act (UIGEA) of 2006. The act is an ill-conceived, poorly thought out restriction on our personal freedoms that was very sneakily attached to a ‘must pass’ port security bill after midnight on the final night of the previous congressional session.
The House Financial Services Committee held hearings on the issue last week. Massachusetts Representative Barney Frank introduced the ‘Internet Gambling Regulation and Enforcement Act’ (HR 2046), which would essentially repeal the draconian UIGEA. Nevada Rep Shelley Berkley introduced the ‘Internet Gambling Study Act’ (HR 2140), which would provide some rational thought and study on the issue, setting the table for legalization and regulation in the not-too-distant future.
Both bills are a positive sign; a step in the right direction even if they don’t pass in this congressional session. Remember, at this point it’s fairly clear that the UIGEA was a political gambit from a desperate politician (former Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist), trying to court conservative votes for his failed presidential bid. Radley Balko, in Reason magazine (10/26/06): “The main motivation for the bill was simply the moral aversion to gambling held by it’s chief sponsors – Goodlatte, Kyl and Leach – and a desire to impose that moral rectitude on the rest of the country.”
In my series of articles on the history of gambling, one thing is perfectly clear – people of all races, classes, cultures and creeds have been gambling amongst themselves for as long as people have existed. Risk taking and calculating risk/reward ratios are, quite simply, a part of who we are as human beings.
There is ample evidence that politicians themselves have been avid gamblers, throughout the course of world history and American history. I’ve written about George Washington’s penchant for cards; how the state of Pennsylvania exists because of a gambling debt from the King of England to William Penn’s father; how Thomas Jefferson relaxed during the weeks that he was writing the Declaration of Independence by gambling every evening; and how leaders of virtually every ancient civilization engaged in sometimes startling (by modern standards) gaming activity.
Those few moralistic politicians who rammed this anti-gaming bill down the collective throats of an estimated 70 million steady US gamblers should take a look at their peers in American history to understand exactly how widespread gambling is in our political history.
Senator Henry Clay from Kentucky was a dominant figure in American politics throughout the first half of the 1800’s, known as the ‘Great Compromiser’ for his ability to bring widely diverging political views together. As a young state legislator, Clay worked to keep card playing legal in Kentucky. As his stature rose, so did his penchant for gambling, winning and losing as much as $60,000 in a single session – an absolutely enormous figure for the mid-1800’s.
Clay certainly wasn’t the only statesman of his era to love the thrill of gaming. The legendary Massachusetts Senator Daniel Webster was a consistent player in Clay’s card games. But there is far more documentation regarding the gambling activities of our seventh president, Andrew Jackson, as Webster sought to keep his gaming out of the public eye.
‘Old Hickory’ Jackson was a man of the people, the first president from the emerging American frontier, where gambling flourished in the 1800’s. Jackson bet on anything and everything, but loved the thrill of sports betting the most, placing his money on the two most prevalent sporting activities of the time – cock fighting and horse racing.
By 1825, gambling houses lined Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington DC, just north of the White House. Congressmen and Senators were many of the best customers of these dozen early casinos. At times, Congress lacked a quorum to conduct business because so many members were out gambling! Even while in session, many in Congress wagered heavily on election results amongst one another.
While serving as a Senator in 1826, future president Martin Van Buren reportedly wagered $10,000 and the clothes he was wearing on a ‘sure thing’.
John Henry Adams was embroiled in one of our nation’s earliest gambling scandals, clearly illustrating the hypocrisy of politicians that were saying one thing in public, but doing another thing entirely in private. Adams spent public money on a billiards table, balls and cues for the White House, but his critics denounced the move, claiming that Adams was spending tax dollars on his own gambling activities. He was not re-elected for a second term.
In his book ‘Poker Stories, written in 1896, author JFB Lillard claimed that every president from Van Buren onwards, with the lone exception of Rutherford B Hayes, was a known poker player. Certainly, there is documented evidence that presidents James Buchanan and Ulysses S. Grant gambled on cards regularly throughout their respective tenures in the White House.
Members of Congress were equally attracted to games that combined skill and chance. The gambling culture in Washington D.C. throughout the 1800’s was second only to what was happening on the Western Frontier, a veritable hotbed of gaming activity. In fact, one of the first poker rule books (Draw Rules for Playing Poker) was written by US Rep Robert Schenck in 1880. Clearly, there’s been a lot more gambling in Washington than the US government’s moralistic regulators would have you believing.
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The House Financial Services Committee held hearings on the issue last week. Massachusetts Representative Barney Frank introduced the ‘Internet Gambling Regulation and Enforcement Act’ (HR 2046), which would essentially repeal the draconian UIGEA. Nevada Rep Shelley Berkley introduced the ‘Internet Gambling Study Act’ (HR 2140), which would provide some rational thought and study on the issue, setting the table for legalization and regulation in the not-too-distant future.
Both bills are a positive sign; a step in the right direction even if they don’t pass in this congressional session. Remember, at this point it’s fairly clear that the UIGEA was a political gambit from a desperate politician (former Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist), trying to court conservative votes for his failed presidential bid. Radley Balko, in Reason magazine (10/26/06): “The main motivation for the bill was simply the moral aversion to gambling held by it’s chief sponsors – Goodlatte, Kyl and Leach – and a desire to impose that moral rectitude on the rest of the country.”
In my series of articles on the history of gambling, one thing is perfectly clear – people of all races, classes, cultures and creeds have been gambling amongst themselves for as long as people have existed. Risk taking and calculating risk/reward ratios are, quite simply, a part of who we are as human beings.
There is ample evidence that politicians themselves have been avid gamblers, throughout the course of world history and American history. I’ve written about George Washington’s penchant for cards; how the state of Pennsylvania exists because of a gambling debt from the King of England to William Penn’s father; how Thomas Jefferson relaxed during the weeks that he was writing the Declaration of Independence by gambling every evening; and how leaders of virtually every ancient civilization engaged in sometimes startling (by modern standards) gaming activity.
Those few moralistic politicians who rammed this anti-gaming bill down the collective throats of an estimated 70 million steady US gamblers should take a look at their peers in American history to understand exactly how widespread gambling is in our political history.
Senator Henry Clay from Kentucky was a dominant figure in American politics throughout the first half of the 1800’s, known as the ‘Great Compromiser’ for his ability to bring widely diverging political views together. As a young state legislator, Clay worked to keep card playing legal in Kentucky. As his stature rose, so did his penchant for gambling, winning and losing as much as $60,000 in a single session – an absolutely enormous figure for the mid-1800’s.
Clay certainly wasn’t the only statesman of his era to love the thrill of gaming. The legendary Massachusetts Senator Daniel Webster was a consistent player in Clay’s card games. But there is far more documentation regarding the gambling activities of our seventh president, Andrew Jackson, as Webster sought to keep his gaming out of the public eye.
‘Old Hickory’ Jackson was a man of the people, the first president from the emerging American frontier, where gambling flourished in the 1800’s. Jackson bet on anything and everything, but loved the thrill of sports betting the most, placing his money on the two most prevalent sporting activities of the time – cock fighting and horse racing.
By 1825, gambling houses lined Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington DC, just north of the White House. Congressmen and Senators were many of the best customers of these dozen early casinos. At times, Congress lacked a quorum to conduct business because so many members were out gambling! Even while in session, many in Congress wagered heavily on election results amongst one another.
While serving as a Senator in 1826, future president Martin Van Buren reportedly wagered $10,000 and the clothes he was wearing on a ‘sure thing’.
John Henry Adams was embroiled in one of our nation’s earliest gambling scandals, clearly illustrating the hypocrisy of politicians that were saying one thing in public, but doing another thing entirely in private. Adams spent public money on a billiards table, balls and cues for the White House, but his critics denounced the move, claiming that Adams was spending tax dollars on his own gambling activities. He was not re-elected for a second term.
In his book ‘Poker Stories, written in 1896, author JFB Lillard claimed that every president from Van Buren onwards, with the lone exception of Rutherford B Hayes, was a known poker player. Certainly, there is documented evidence that presidents James Buchanan and Ulysses S. Grant gambled on cards regularly throughout their respective tenures in the White House.
Members of Congress were equally attracted to games that combined skill and chance. The gambling culture in Washington D.C. throughout the 1800’s was second only to what was happening on the Western Frontier, a veritable hotbed of gaming activity. In fact, one of the first poker rule books (Draw Rules for Playing Poker) was written by US Rep Robert Schenck in 1880. Clearly, there’s been a lot more gambling in Washington than the US government’s moralistic regulators would have you believing.
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The European Union told the United States yesterday that it wanted compensation for a U.S. ban on foreign online gambling sites, which the World Trade Organization has found doesn't comply with global trade rules.
British online gambling operators such as Sportingbet PLC and Leisure & Gaming PLC had to quit the U.S. market last year when Washington stopped U.S. banks and credit-card companies from making payments to online businesses outside the country, closing off the most lucrative region. An EU official said the concessions Europe was looking for would likely be "commitments" to open up other trade sectors.
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British online gambling operators such as Sportingbet PLC and Leisure & Gaming PLC had to quit the U.S. market last year when Washington stopped U.S. banks and credit-card companies from making payments to online businesses outside the country, closing off the most lucrative region. An EU official said the concessions Europe was looking for would likely be "commitments" to open up other trade sectors.
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Manne wrote:
There is already significant movement in Congress to repeal the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act (UIGEA) of 2006. The act is an ill-conceived, poorly thought out restriction on our personal freedoms that was very sneakily attached to a ‘must pass’ port security bill after midnight on the final night of the previous congressional session.
The House Financial Services Committee held hearings on the issue last week. Massachusetts Representative Barney Frank introduced the ‘Internet Gambling Regulation and Enforcement Act’ (HR 2046), which would essentially repeal the draconian UIGEA. Nevada Rep Shelley Berkley introduced the ‘Internet Gambling Study Act’ (HR 2140), which would provide some rational thought and study on the issue, setting the table for legalization and regulation in the not-too-distant future.
Both bills are a positive sign; a step in the right direction even if they don’t pass in this congressional session. Remember, at this point it’s fairly clear that the UIGEA was a political gambit from a desperate politician (former Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist), trying to court conservative votes for his failed presidential bid. Radley Balko, in Reason magazine (10/26/06): “The main motivation for the bill was simply the moral aversion to gambling held by it’s chief sponsors – Goodlatte, Kyl and Leach – and a desire to impose that moral rectitude on the rest of the country.”
In my series of articles on the history of gambling, one thing is perfectly clear – people of all races, classes, cultures and creeds have been gambling amongst themselves for as long as people have existed. Risk taking and calculating risk/reward ratios are, quite simply, a part of who we are as human beings.
There is ample evidence that politicians themselves have been avid gamblers, throughout the course of world history and American history. I’ve written about George Washington’s penchant for cards; how the state of Pennsylvania exists because of a gambling debt from the King of England to William Penn’s father; how Thomas Jefferson relaxed during the weeks that he was writing the Declaration of Independence by gambling every evening; and how leaders of virtually every ancient civilization engaged in sometimes startling (by modern standards) gaming activity.
Those few moralistic politicians who rammed this anti-gaming bill down the collective throats of an estimated 70 million steady US gamblers should take a look at their peers in American history to understand exactly how widespread gambling is in our political history.
Senator Henry Clay from Kentucky was a dominant figure in American politics throughout the first half of the 1800’s, known as the ‘Great Compromiser’ for his ability to bring widely diverging political views together. As a young state legislator, Clay worked to keep card playing legal in Kentucky. As his stature rose, so did his penchant for gambling, winning and losing as much as $60,000 in a single session – an absolutely enormous figure for the mid-1800’s.
Clay certainly wasn’t the only statesman of his era to love the thrill of gaming. The legendary Massachusetts Senator Daniel Webster was a consistent player in Clay’s card games. But there is far more documentation regarding the gambling activities of our seventh president, Andrew Jackson, as Webster sought to keep his gaming out of the public eye.
‘Old Hickory’ Jackson was a man of the people, the first president from the emerging American frontier, where gambling flourished in the 1800’s. Jackson bet on anything and everything, but loved the thrill of sports betting the most, placing his money on the two most prevalent sporting activities of the time – cock fighting and horse racing.
By 1825, gambling houses lined Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington DC, just north of the White House. Congressmen and Senators were many of the best customers of these dozen early casinos. At times, Congress lacked a quorum to conduct business because so many members were out gambling! Even while in session, many in Congress wagered heavily on election results amongst one another.
While serving as a Senator in 1826, future president Martin Van Buren reportedly wagered $10,000 and the clothes he was wearing on a ‘sure thing’.
John Henry Adams was embroiled in one of our nation’s earliest gambling scandals, clearly illustrating the hypocrisy of politicians that were saying one thing in public, but doing another thing entirely in private. Adams spent public money on a billiards table, balls and cues for the White House, but his critics denounced the move, claiming that Adams was spending tax dollars on his own gambling activities. He was not re-elected for a second term.
In his book ‘Poker Stories, written in 1896, author JFB Lillard claimed that every president from Van Buren onwards, with the lone exception of Rutherford B Hayes, was a known poker player. Certainly, there is documented evidence that presidents James Buchanan and Ulysses S. Grant gambled on cards regularly throughout their respective tenures in the White House.
Members of Congress were equally attracted to games that combined skill and chance. The gambling culture in Washington D.C. throughout the 1800’s was second only to what was happening on the Western Frontier, a veritable hotbed of gaming activity. In fact, one of the first poker rule books (Draw Rules for Playing Poker) was written by US Rep Robert Schenck in 1880. Clearly, there’s been a lot more gambling in Washington than the US government’s moralistic regulators would have you believing.
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Thanks for this comprehensive history of gambling in the US. It's very interesting to read where we have come from. Thanks for posting this.
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Hey everyone... This is Ironmike67. I'm hanging out in Charlotte's airport in N.C. waiting to fly to Hilton Head, S.C. I hear there is some pretty big waves down there and I would love to go surfing if this is true... If you've been there get back to me and let me know what you thought of the place... I mean I still have 4 more hours until my last flight, so I'll be here.... Do people bet on Surfing Competitions?
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ironmike67 wrote:
Hey everyone... This is Ironmike67. I'm hanging out in Charlotte's airport in N.C. waiting to fly to Hilton Head, S.C. I hear there is some pretty big waves down there and I would love to go surfing if this is true... If you've been there get back to me and let me know what you thought of the place... I mean I still have 4 more hours until my last flight, so I'll be here.... Do people bet on Surfing Competitions?
Hello Ironmike67 and welcome 😄 I tried to find something about surf betting but I dont find something about It :helpme
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Triopass is a brand new deposit method which various online casino's, poker rooms and sportsbooks are accepting. They have a 100% approval rate for credit cards, meaning if you purchase one of the prepaid cards using your own credit card, the transaction will go through 100% of the time.
TrioPass accept all usa players
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TrioPass accept all usa players
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Hello to all,
I am new user in this forum.
I am new user in this forum.
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Hello to all
I am new userin this forum.
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Manne wrote:
Triopass is a brand new deposit method which various online casino's, poker rooms and sportsbooks are accepting. They have a 100% approval rate for credit cards, meaning if you purchase one of the prepaid cards using your own credit card, the transaction will go through 100% of the time.
TrioPass accept all usa players
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That's good information to have.
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Neteller PLC was once one of the primary channels American gamblers used to place bets with offshore bookies. Based in the Isle of Man, the company served as a financial middleman between bettors and Web-based operations in countries with few restrictions on gambling. Some experts initially believed Neteller’s offshore status put it beyond the reach of U.S. law. But prosecutors read the law differently, and a co-founder of the company acknowledged in a federal courtroom in Manhattan Friday that the operation was illegal.
Read more: Neteller founder pleads guilty
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Read more: Neteller founder pleads guilty
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Hey everyone,
I have just signed up and wanted to say hello.
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robbijk wrote:
Hey everyone,
I have just signed up and wanted to say hello.
Welcome to the ixgames forum! Hope you enjoy your stay! 😄
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Manne wrote:
Welcome to the ixgames forum! Hope you enjoy your stay! 😄
Welcome. Hope you enjoy your stay!
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Manne wrote:
Neteller PLC was once one of the primary channels American gamblers used to place bets with offshore bookies. Based in the Isle of Man, the company served as a financial middleman between bettors and Web-based operations in countries with few restrictions on gambling. Some experts initially believed Neteller’s offshore status put it beyond the reach of U.S. law. But prosecutors read the law differently, and a co-founder of the company acknowledged in a federal courtroom in Manhattan Friday that the operation was illegal.
Read more: Neteller founder pleads guilty
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Interesting that they plead out.
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Manne wrote:
Neteller PLC was once one of the primary channels American gamblers used to place bets with offshore bookies. Based in the Isle of Man, the company served as a financial middleman between bettors and Web-based operations in countries with few restrictions on gambling. Some experts initially believed Neteller’s offshore status put it beyond the reach of U.S. law. But prosecutors read the law differently, and a co-founder of the company acknowledged in a federal courtroom in Manhattan Friday that the operation was illegal.
Read more: Neteller founder pleads guilty
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By cooperating, they may not have to do a single day in jail.
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Has NETELLER developed a distribution plan to return US member's funds?
As announced on 21 March 2007, NETELLER signed agreements with each of the United States Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York (“USAO”) and Navigant Consulting, Inc. (“Navigant”). In accordance with these agreements, NETELLER worked with Navigant to develop the Distribution Plan. This plan is now agreed and NETELLER is in discussions with the USAO regarding when the Distribution Plan can be implemented.
When will US members get their money back?
NETELLER currently anticipates that implementation of the Distribution Plan will commence upon the resolution of the USAO investigation. NETELLER has advised the USAO that it will use its best efforts to resolve the investigation no later than July 13, 2007.
What is the Distribution Plan?
The Distribution Plan outlines how US members will be able to withdraw their funds from their NETELLER e-wallets. The plan agreed upon with the USAO provides a prescribed period of time for these withdrawal requests to take place.
How long is the time period that US members can request their funds?
The plan provides a 180 day period for US members to make an online request for the return of funds using NETELLER's website. This time period starts from when NETELLER announces the commencement of funds distribution. This date has not been announced yet.
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Accounts will be placed in a permanent-closed status and US members will no longer be able to sign in to the NETELLER website.
What if I do not withdraw my funds?
Funds that are not claimed by US members through the Distribution Plan will be forfeited by NETELLER in a manner to be determined by the USAO.
How will I withdraw funds from my account?
US members will be able to request funds either by electronic transfer to the bank account on record with NETELLER if the US member confirms that such account remains valid, failing which such member can request payment by cheque sent to the mailing address as confirmed by such member.
Can I choose which withdrawal method to use?
The Distribution Plan states that US members must request an electronic transfer if they already have a bank account registered with NETELLER and confirm that such bank account remains valid. US members who do not qualify for an electronic transfer will be able to request payment by cheque.
Can I withdraw my funds in more than one request?
US members will receive the entire balance of the funds in their account. US members cannot make partial requests for funds.
What if I already requested to withdraw funds from my NETELLER account?
If you already made a withdrawal request you will need to perform another request when the Distribution Plan is implemented. At that time, your NETELLER account will reflect the full amount that you are able to withdraw.
Will I receive interest on my account balance?
In accordance with NETELLER’s Terms of Use, no interest on account balances will be paid.
Can I perform any other transactions like a peer-to-peer transfer?
US members cannot use their accounts for any type of transaction other than to request their funds.
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NETELLER will not charge fees to US members to process requests for funds.
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NETELLER will provide more information to its US members as the plan is implemented via this site and email. Until that time NETELLER is unable to return funds to US members. In the meantime if you require further assistance, please contact NETELLER Customer Service at [email][email protected][/email].
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