A new gambling law which upsets the whole Norwegian poker community has just been passed into law by the government of Norway. The new law will make it illegal for banks in Norway to process transactions to casinos and poker/casino/betting sites outside Norway.
How they will stop people from using Neteller, MoneyBookers and other e-wallets - we will just have to wait and see. The new law will com[...] Read more » The new gambling law which upsets the whole Norwegian poker community
Simply ridiculous; it's strange to say it but this time norvegian government approved an umbelieveble law. I live in Italy and thought to have seen all worst possible but this time ....
Joined: Feb '09
Location: Canada
Age: 47 (M)
Posts: 241
unrea...l they are trying to destroy the gam... yet I wait in line at stores behind people buying several hundred dollars in lotto tickets... government lottery bulls*it
Joined: Nov '09
Location: Canada
Age: 48 (M)
Posts: 302
its incredible. you can have practily every thing on the net. you can learn to make bombs , you can watch any thing your freak mind wants ... but soon it wont be possible for any one to be a normal citizen would just likes to play poker at home not bodering no one not hurting nobody unbeliveble
Joined: Nov '09
Location: Poland
Age: 35 (M)
Posts: 1189
From the time USA made that freaking law.... every country is doing like that :/ In some years Poker will got really big problems to exist... really big :/
Joined: May '09
Location: India
Age: 37 (M)
Posts: 4873
well it is really sick that other countries are following same road as usa. if one european country does it, other might also decide to do something too why can't these politicians let us live in peace and enjoy our life.........
Joined: Aug '09
Location: Portugal
Age: 39 (M)
Posts: 411
Posted by Joe_Average: Its ridiculous that governments make online poker/gambling bank-transactions illegal. They better find ways to get their share of the profits instead, by taxing the high-profit players in an honest way.
That´s right. A better and profitable solution was taxing the transactions.
Joined: Jun '09
Location: France
Age: 43 (M)
Posts: 670
Hello everybody! it really sucks to stop people having fun at home quietly. I have that with me also in France the government is preparing a law for the middle of the year. See you soon for new posts!
