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ANTI-ONLINE GAMBLING MEASURE PASSES ON THE BACK OF PORT SECURITY BILL

On Friday October 13, 2006 the Poker Community got rivered by a compromise measure attached to the Port Security Bill by the Republican leadership in the last minutes before the senate recessed for the election period. This bill makes it illegal for banks and credit card companies to make payments to online gambling sites. Here you will find the results of the vote by each Senator. We encourage you to use this information when you vote in the next election!

We at Betsup.com feel this prohibition is an unlawful blow to the 70 million poker players that enjoy one of Americas favorite pastimes. Not only is our government now telling us what we can and can't do in the comfort of our own living rooms, they are taking away billions in tax revenue that can be earned just by regulating the industry. If our government feels gambling is so bad, then why haven't they banned all forms of it, not just online? They haven't shut down the State lotteries, Indian casinos, or Land based casinos. This site is to express our First Amendment Right as protected by the Constitution Of The United States Of America by allowing us to express our freedom of speech and to petition a redress of grievance. 

Our goal is to obtain as many signatures as possible to our Open Letter To The President Of The United States before the next Election Season. Please pass this site on to everyone you know and encourage them to sign for our rights as Americans whether they play poker or not. By letting our government get away with this and not letting our voices be heard allows for an opening for just about anything else to follow. Our ancestors fought numerous battles to make this the land of the free. Not the land of prohibition. When Election Season nears, this open letter will be forwarded to the Press Media and the White House where our voices will be heard. Let's all unite to continue to enjoy an American Pastime. When writing the Senator or posting to this site, we will not allow for profanity. Let's let our voices be heard in a professional manner.

To add your name to our letter is simple. Just click add me and you will be automatically forwarded to our petition site. We also encourage you to send emails and let your voice be heard to U.S. Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist, who was responsible for attaching his anti-online gambling measure to ANY "must-pass" legislation available, regardless of what the relevancy was. We would also like to organize a march at the White House. If you are interested in helping please email us as well. We want our voices heard. Show your support by visiting our online store! Money earned from sales will help keep this site alive. Also please visit our sponsors who make this site possible! We only partner with those that support online poker players from the United States. 

OPEN LETTER TO MR. PRESIDENT GEORGE BUSH

 
Dear Mr. President;

We The People of the United States of America are hereby petitioning against the Anti-Online Gambling Enforcement Act Of 2006 that you signed on the back of the Port Security Bill on Friday October 13, 2006. During the signing you focused (rightfully so), on how this bill will  tighten security and close a loophole in anti-terror defenses, especially at ports. You failed to make any mention to the Anti-Online Gambling bill during the signing. This bill, as you know, was back doored by Republican Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist who has opposed online gaming for years. This same person who has opposed online gambling stated on May 4th, 2006 which was National Prayer Day to the Senate Floor, that "They (American people) will thank the Creator for blessing us with a nation that recognizes the God-given dignity and worth of each and every person, and our fundamental right to be free." Mr. President this is quite a contradiction.  It seems that fundamental right is being stripped away from the American people. 

The bill that Senator Frist was responsible for attaching to the Port Security Bill had no relevance to port security. It is obvious to the American People that Senator Frist attached his anti-online gambling measure to ANY "must-pass" legislation available, regardless of what the relevancy was. Senator Frist also seems to be giving the American People two different stories. He was responsible for this bill that takes a freedom from the American People yet his own words state that he believes in "Government as a helping hand vs. government as holding your hand." He also states he believes in "Innovation vs. regulation." These quotes are in his political platform of 2006.

Mr. President, the people of the United States are in disbelief by the recent passing of this bill. We feel you are taking away one of Americas favorite pastimes. Even as President of the United States you must spend some time switching channels on the TV. While doing so it would be impossible for you not to notice some form of Poker on TV. Poker is now the 3rd watched sport on TV with only auto racing and football ahead of it. 

By signing the Port Security Bill you also authorized approximately $7.4 billion in spending to enforce it. While necessary to protect the American people of this country it adds yet another strain to our economy. It was estimated that in 2005 worldwide wagering on online poker sites was around $60 billion with commission revenues close to $3 billion.  If this internet poker industry was incorporated into our economy it could be regulated and taxed. The majority of American People are for this regulation. Estimates show that if regulated and taxed it could bring in as much as $3 billion in new taxes. This $3 billion could certainly help offset the $7.4 billion you just authorized.  

There  are other ways the regulation of online poker can help the economy of the U.S. If legal, many of these now off-shore companies would relocate to the U.S. Think of how much money the income taxes on corporate profits would bring. As it stands now the government is making millions of dollars on the revenues generated throughout many industries as a direct result of online poker. A simple example is this years 2006 World Series Of Poker. This year was the largest turnout ever. There were more than 8,000 entrants many of which would never of had the opportunity to participate had it not been for online poker. Many millionaires were made all of which now pay a healthy income tax to the government. Also from this tournament alone think of the millions of dollars in advertising revenue, traveling revenues, hotel revenues, etc... were generated.  The boom of online poker has also been a boom for the U.S. government. 

We, The Undersigned, are asking for the immediate repeal of the Anti-Online Gambling Enforcement Act of 2006. We strongly believe our government should not prohibit adults from enjoying an American pastime in the comfort of our homes. We are in favor of legalization, regulation and taxation of the internet gaming industry by the U.S. Government. Do not make the same mistakes that were made in the early days of Prohibition. Alcohol, while regulated, is still legal. We are asking for the same in online Poker, a favorite pastime of million of Americans.

Sincerely,

The Undersigned 

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WHO IS SENATOR BILL FRIST???

Bill Frist is the U.S. Senate Majority Leader who was responsible for attaching the Anti-Online Gambling Measure to the Port Security Bill that was signed by President Bush on Friday October 13, 2006. Bill Frist is also planning to run for President Of The United States in 2008.

While pushing the bill that took away the American Peoples right to play one of America's favorite pastimes online he has also does not stand for what he has said in his 2006 platform. I encourage the American People to let Mr. Frist know that this won't be tolerated. I encourage you to take your votes elsewhere during his campaign and express your right to let your voices be heard and email his office .

On his Volunteer Political Action Committee website he expresses his issues for the 2006 election. He states the 2006 election is about, among other things, "Government as a helping hand vs. government as holding your hand". He also states it's about "Innovation vs. regulation". Both these statements contradict the very bill that Mr. Bill Frist pushed through. 

Mr. Bill Frist was also quite devious in the way the bill was pushed through. Rather than making it a bill on its own, Mr. Frist attached his anti-online gambling measure to ANY "must-pass" legislation available, regardless of what the relevancy was. Of course Port Security is an important measure at this time for the U.S. and knowingly very few Senators would vote against it just because the Gambling Bill was attached. If Senator Bill Frist is again elected to any office whether it be Senator of President, how many other bills that take away the freedom of Americans will he slip through without the vote of the American People?

While this site does not share a particular political side, we at the same time cannot support a person as misleading to the American People as Senator Bill Frist!

FRIST FACTS

  • Bill Frist attached the Gambling Bill to the Port Security Bill secretly so it could be passed without debate.

  • Bill Frist Says gambling is bad but according to the Center For Responsive Politics, Bill Frist has received close to $50,000 in political contributions from Harrahs Entertainment.

  • According to the Gannett News Service as reported in February 2006, Bill Frist helped engineer a legislative maneuver to protect pharmaceutical companies from lawsuits. Did we mention that Bill Frist is a Doctor.

  • The Washington Post reported in October 2005, that Bill Frist was issued a subpoena by the SEC for alleged insider trading of a stock.

  • Bill Frist used money from his own AIDS charity to pay members of his political inner circle over $450k.

Watch This Video On Senator Frist and You'll Be Amazed!

 

 

 

 

 

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