Atlanta, Ga. (PRWEB) April 22, 2006 -- Legislation to ban online poker would infringe on civil liberties and take away valuable resources from Homeland Security while costing the US government billions in lost tax revenues, according to Michael Bolcerek, president of the Poker Players Alliance ( http://www.pokerplayersalliance.org ).
In an exclusive, "Heads Up" interview with Wicked Chops Poker ( http://www.wickedchopspoker.com/ ), the online leader for thought-provoking and entertaining poker views, news, and reviews, Bolcerek discussed how recently introduced legislation from Rep. Bob Goodlatte, R-Va., is «old fashion ‘nanny-state' prohibition.»
Bolcerek, one of the principal leaders of the fight to keep online poker legal, further claimed that if Goodlatte's bill became law it would drain valuable resources from national security and infringe on American's civil liberties and that the US government is missing a significant financial opportunity by not regulating and taxing online poker.
"We fully support a 'regulate and tax' strategy," said Bolcerek in his interview with Wicked Chops Poker. "This would allow US companies to compete for business in the online poker industry, keeping that revenue on-shore and creating jobs for Americans. Americans would be happier to play on US online tables that are regulated by the Federal government, and have access to US courts."
Commenting on the PPA, Wicked Chops Poker co-founder Chops stated, «The efforts of Michael Bolcerek and the PPA are critical in ensuring that poker, a true American past-time, is kept legal for online play. Legislators who have introduced these bills have legalized lotteries in their respective states, where your odds of ever winning are infinitely miniscule. Yet they seek to ban online poker—a game of predominant skill. By doing so, the US government is missing an enormous opportunity to regulate and tax online poker, losing out on potentially billions in revenue.»
While polls indicate that the public overwhelmingly supports legal online poker, legislation continues to move forward to ban it.
Said Bolcerek, «From infringing on our personal liberties to taking away from valuable homeland security resources, banning online poker has serious ramifications.»
For the complete interview with PPA president Michael Bolcerek, visit www.WickedChopsPoker.com.
About Wicked Chops Poker.:
Wicked Chops Poker (http://www.wickedchopspoker.com/), a division of Wicked Chops Enterprises LLC, is the online leader for thought-provoking and entertaining poker views, news, and reviews. Launched in March 2005, Wicked Chops Poker is dedicated to providing a fresh, informative and slightly irreverent perspective on the game of poker with content ranging from serious coverage of tournaments, players, products and legal issues to entertaining and one-of-a-kind poker-related stories that offer a welcomed diversion from the normal fare. Since its launch, Wicked Chops Poker has markedly increased its reader base worldwide and has been featured, quoted or sourced in Rolling Stone, Men's Journal, ESPN.com, Allinmagazine.com, and other media outlets.
In addition to online casino news hot off the presses, OCN shows you the best first deposit bonuses at the best online casinos on the web. We've spared you the search by putting together a list of the latest and greatest first deposit bonuses around. So, all you have to do is click and enjoy!
| Name | First Deposit |
|---|
| 100% up to 200$ |
| 100% match upto $400 |
| 100% up to $377 |
| 100% up to $1,000 |
| 400% Welcome Bonus |
Most Recommended Casino Books
There's a bright light of hope shining at the end of the tunnel for many persons in the online casin...
The state of the US has been declared precarious due to its unregulated online gambling which has cr...
The island nation of Antigua and Barbuda has experienced a recent surge in their online gambling ind...
The online casino industry on a daily basis is becoming assertively competitive. Many casinos have l...
Winding down its extraordinary holiday bonus schedule this December is Cherry Red online casino. A 2...
This week's big news was the plea of Anurag Dikshit, co-founder of Partygaming subject to violating ...
A new report claims that there is a dramatic decrease in 2008 of online casino crime....
Harvard Medical School reached an agreement with online casino operator bwin to undertake a joint fi...
During the 4th and 7th of December a non-refuse offer was made by Europa Casino to new players enabl...
Online Casino Games Portal CasinoBonusGuy has been nominated for ''Best Casino Affiliate'' ''Best Bi...
Online casino group Vegas Partner Lounge's leading promotion ''Casino Treasure Cruise'' is a yearly ...
Curacao licensed online site Money Casino released one new slot game and upgraded existing slot bonu...
The Irish gambling taxes are so low in comparison to most of the rest of the world that it is little...
The long held belief that ''gambling is recession proof'' has been proved wrong this year as Las Veg...
One of the highest payouts a player can win in on online non-progressive casino has been given to To...
Vancouver, Washington- In an effort to build a casino resort near La Centre, Clark County- a Norther...
For the last 20 years City Council leaders debate the idea of a casino in Atlanta with the belief th...
Sep. 10 Curacao -- (Press Release) Club Vegas USA has released yet another thrilling i-Slot game cal...
Club Vegas USA is latest online casino Powered by Rival to be released. Rival is one of the up and c...
Reuters reported recently that the United States is not worried about having to pay $100 billion in ...
The release of a new game is always a special event in the gambling industry, but when Microgaming, ...
The sixth annual European i-Gaming Congress and Expo got underway at the spacious Barcelona Diagonal...
The United States government released proposed guidelines for the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforce...
On October 1, 2007 the Federal Reserve and the Department of the Treasury released their joint repor...
Although the passage of the UIGEA last year made it difficult for American players to gamble online,...
Are the new lax gambling laws causing more and more Britons to be under the sway of compulsive gambl...
You may have a surprise in your Full Tilt Poker Account today! After recent allegations that bots we...
Coming off a 26th-place finish at the World Series of Poker, Rancho Mirage's Roy Winston won the Bor...
But the Gloucester Township homemaker never expected another fight -- this time with bureaucrats -- ...
It should come as a surprise to no one that charity-poker games have emerged in recent years as an i...
Spurred by the three-month success of high stakes poker, the Naples-Fort Myers Greyhound Track’s pok...
Online Casino Group Betfair has announced that it has boosted its IT energy efficiency to support it...
Rumors have been circulating for a while now about the future of 32Red.com and its Gibraltar-based B...
CryptoLogic has announced that they have received exclusive rights to make slots and other casino ga...
Since the beginning of the U.S. Presidents first term, the Bush administration has been trying to ke...
The coastal casino in the State of Mississippi have had a diffilcutl few years, yet it seems that th...
Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II recently found that not only was she one of the most richest women in...
It seems that there is no limit to how low some online casinos can go in order to secure a profit. V...
After a 10-month investigation into the slimy world of Internet "casinos or sports books", Americas ...
| Name | Payout | |
|---|---|---|
 |
Cherry Red Casino | 99%
|
 |
||
 |
Rushmore Casino | 97.2%
|
|
||
 |
LuckyAce Casino | 98.3%
|
|
||
 |
Lucky18 Casino | 98%
|
|
||
 |
Slots Oasis | 98.5%
|
|
||
Online Casino News - news
from the world of
online casinos RSS Feed.
The OCN directory is currently in development and will be available soon. If you are interested in adding a link, just click on the “Add Link” button. Thanks for your patience.
You do not need prior permission to link to any of the pages on this site. Limited copyright is granted for you to use and/or republish any of the articles on this site for any legitimate media purpose as long as you reference OCN as the source, and include a link referring the reader to the OCN site.