Archive for May, 2007

48 states now sponsor gambling operations and lottery monopolies to balance their budgets

Thursday, May 3rd, 2007

AlterNet.org:

Some scandals don’t involve illegal activity — they’re just outrageous and unjust. Take gambling in America. Abetted by Congress, legislatures from 48 states now sponsor gambling operations and lottery monopolies to balance their budgets on the backs of their poorest and most vulnerable citizens — while basking in the virtue of fighting tax increases. (more…)

An illegal poker operation is one in which players pay a fee to play

Wednesday, May 2nd, 2007

PokerPages.com:

The Colorado Bureau of Investigation (CBI) raided offices of the Amateur Poker Tour (APT) located in Wheat Ridge Colorado last week, confiscating records, membership lists and other documents of what they claim is an illegal amateur poker operation. (more…)