Online poker players have gotten some great news from the state of Florida where Governor Charles Grist has signed off on a new bill passed by the state legislature earlier in May this year. This bill authorized an in depth study of the impact that legalising online poker in certain states will have on the economy and on the people.
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Joined: Apr '09
Location: Portugal
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This are great news to american online poker players, but not that great to poker entrepeneurs. If i understood this right, poker enterprises will have to show their acountability to the states where they act, they will have to pay taxes from incomes, they will have a lot of extra expenses... but i think it will worth it to the poker room owners to invest in this new oportunity of market!!! One day it will be in Portugal: we always copy the best from the richest countries!!!
Joined: Apr '09
Location: Portugal
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this is great news! I think every states or countries should think like that. Legalizing online poker is the right path. I hope politicians can do that! This game has come to stay! Poker is getting more famous and played by a lot of players in all countries in the world!
Joined: Nov '08
Location: United Kingdom
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This will be great for America. They will get the bug all over when a few states give in and start being reasonable again. It does not effect me but by brother lives in Florida and he loves poker. He knows that ist coming so i've already hooked him up with BRM
hmm i don't understand why they don't let the us americans play online poker or go to online casinos ,,, they are the state with most casino in the world i think but in the internet they prohibit it ,,, that sounds a bit silly to me ,, what do you think about it???
