"Send an email to the Obama Transition team and tell President-elect Obama that once in office he should immediately turn back the UIGEA and other "midnight rules" issued by President Bush."
I know all US players should email Obama.
I don't think it would hurt for non-US players to email Obama and tell him how much poker helps people of different nations get to know each other. Tell your non-US friends to help too!!! Get them to email Obama too.
Hi Holdem Eagle, do you happen to know what that email address is, or how to obtain it?
I have sent emails to my congressman and would like to go one step further. Thanks.
I will send an e-mail to Obama. I have not e-mailed to my congressman. I believe in starting at the top and skipping the red tape. Please post an e-mail addy for obama
The website to contact Obama is: http://change.gov/page/s/contact
You should also contact your congressmen as I did. To get their contact info you can go here:
http://www.senate.gov/general/contact_information/senators_cfm.cfm?State=WA
This is very bad news that Bush has screwed us like this, but wth, he has been screwing us for 8 years now, we should be used to it. Bastard, and I swear some people here at the PPA wanted the Republicans to win. LOL
My question is what does this really mean for the US player. The law is directed towards the banks processing deposits and withdraws. Will we still be able to play on the money we have or will we be forced to cash out and be banned from playing online all together. The law is very unclear on every aspect on what is allowed and what is not.
It appears the law relates to deposits only. I took a look at the document from the Fed that is posted on the PPA home page, on the bottom of page 23 it specifically states the law refers to deposits into onlime gaming sites & not funds coming from online gaming sites. At least from what I can tell, that's what it is saying.
I have sent a e-mail to Pres. Elect Obama (via the link above) asking to put a halt to Bush's last minute midnite shenanigans before he gets his butt sent packing from the White House. To bad its 8 yrs to late.
Thanks for that email address rmonroe. Starting on that letter now.
I hope he won't let us down.
Thanks
i am writing him i have wrote to all my reps and senetors i hope they listen
Wake up people..........The President-elect is not going to help us immediately. I wish he would because frankly I'm tired of paying taxes, working hard, and being a law abiding citizen who can't sit down at my computer and use my credit card to load my poker account,or my bank account to get my winnings when I cash out. He has to do something about the economy first. Don't ask me what but he has to do something, or at least act as though he is doing something.
Probably the only chance we have is if one of his new 'appointees' realizes the government is missing out on a large amount of tax revenue by not taxing our winnings. Do I want to pay taxes on my winnings? NO.....but it will probably be the only way to get our rights to play back.
Let's look at the pros and cons of the government taxing online poker winnings...
PRO-It will be easy for us to deposit and cash out (remember the good ole days when you could cash out and have the money in your bank account within 24 hours?)
PRO-With the taxation comes some type of regulation (Maybe the UB and Absolute scandals would not have occurred with some govt regulation)
Con-With the taxation comes some type of regulation. We all know the government could possibly make it worse. Politicans are politicans and some decisions they make have us wondering 'if they are playing with a full deck' (pun intended)
Con-The taxation could be so extreme that you might not want to cash out a small amount, because your $500/hr winning rate is reduced to $250 or $300/hr after taxes.
Pro-Poker (both online and at brick and mortar casinos) could again gain a large number of new players.
Pro-The Republican Party will not have an easy time trying to enact legislation to ban online poker. For those of you who might be unaware, the Republican Party stated in their manifesto (sorry I mean party platform) that they wanted to BAN all online poker. If you don't believe me, go see it for yourself (Click here) If online poker generated tax money, the republicans would have a very difficult time abolishing it.
I'm sure I missed some....just food for thought
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