Unfair passage of the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act is clearly designed to restrict the freedoms of voters and prevent us from making mature decisions about how we spend our leisure time and money.
Unfair passage of the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act is clearly designed to restrict the freedoms of voters and prevent us from making mature decisions about how we spend our leisure time and money.
Dear Members of Congress, As an American, I am outraged to learn that Congress has passed legislation that will severely restrict my ability to have certain freedoms in my own home.Unfair passage of the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act is clearly designed to restrict the freedoms of voters who sent you to office to represent them, and prevent us from making mature decisions about how we spend our leisure time and money.I am further outraged to learn that the bill was added at a late hour to the Safe Port Security Bill without the ability of debate and only 15 minutes prior to a vote on a must pass bill.It is improper for Congress to declare itself the overseer of American Morals and to enact legislation that dictates ideology instead of common sense.The United States, in so enacting this law, has willfully violated World Trade Organization rules and the WTO has ruled against the United States on this issue, in favor of the country of Antigua. Now the European Union is considering similar action as this is seen globally as protectionism.I urge you to use your considerable power and influence to ensure that this unfair legislation is repealed post haste, and our right to freedom is preserved.I understand and agree that by signing this petition, I am in favor of the repeal of the UIGEA
We signed the "Repeal Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act" petition!
# 7,639:
12:55 pm PST, Nov 28,Rand Desrosiers, Texas
How in Gods name can the US Government, out of the blue ,jam up the option of US players depositing their own money to enjoy playing online what, they've been doing 4 years!! The idiotic thing about it is so dam simple, that Vegas Gaming Capital of the World, located in a city growing leaps & bounds makes no common sence. it only makes nuclehead George W Bush look like the biggest oil tycoon crook known to man! just look @ IRAK I thought this was to help the US not personel usage along with Halburton & Chaney, the other schister envolved!!! My God this is embaresing
# 7,638:
11:28 am PST, Nov 26,Name not displayed, Massachusetts
playing poker out of the comfort of your own home is not a crime. Legalize and regulate this as casinos are done so everyone wins
# 7,637:
7:22 pm PST, Nov 25,Charles Barnes, Wyoming
I think it is the right of the individual to choose whether he or she should gamble or not. Not the goverments their in our business to much already. Thank You
# 7,636:
6:59 am PST, Nov 24,Byron Garman, Pennsylvania
# 7,635:
3:37 am PST, Nov 24,James Hamilton, Florida
FREE THE USA,FREE MY ASS
# 7,634:
6:09 pm PST, Nov 23,Patrick Foley, Florida
This law only serves to alienate the fundamental rights of the American Citizens. A consenting adult of this country should have the right to engage in online gambling free of interference or censorship by the government. The anti-gambling law needs to be repealed immediately.
# 7,633:
5:40 pm PST, Nov 23,Alan Bannister, Georgia
While playing at an online poker site shortly before the UIGEA was signed, a friend of mine was heckled by a Russian player saying "how do you like living in America, land of the free? lol" sarcasticly. Amazing how much has changed in recent years, that citizens of the former Soviet Union now have more freedoms than citizens of the United States.
# 7,632:
5:18 pm PST, Nov 23,David Gorman, California
# 7,631:
4:59 pm PST, Nov 23,Daniel Margolis, California
Let us spend our hard earned money how we want to.
# 7,630:
7:02 am PST, Nov 23,Name not displayed, Georgia
The US goverment needs to worry about a helluva lot more than what people do online from their own home with their own money on their own time....Hell if I want to sit down and play poker online thats my choice if I want to put 10 dollars on a football game thats my own choice....Hey uncle sam worry more about stalckers and rapist and chilp porn and leave adults who want to have a little fun hurting no one alone!!!
# 7,629:
11:45 am PST, Nov 22,LUIS CUETO, Rhode Island
# 7,628:
11:43 am PST, Nov 22,JOSEE SANGIOVANNI, Rhode Island
# 7,627:
9:28 pm PST, Nov 21,YESENIA RAMOS, Rhode Island
WHAT IS THE BIG IDEA
# 7,626:
8:49 am PST, Nov 21,Kathryne Browning, California
As a disabled lady, I ask you to please bring back internet gambling. I am homebound and now the pleasure I once had is gone. Please, please, let me have a freedom that I used to have once again. It gets very depressing at times and I can only spend the money that I own, why not for what I want to spend it on..FREEDOM OF CHOICE
# 7,625:
8:30 pm PST, Nov 19,Scott Ezinga, California
# 7,624:
10:30 am PST, Nov 19,JUDITH LAVALLEE, Vermont
# 7,623:
9:15 am PST, Nov 19,Marie Hamilton, Oregon
# 7,622:
1:51 am PST, Nov 19,Judi O Neil, California
I'm disabled and do not ask the government for money. You've taken away a distraction and my fun.
# 7,621:
8:55 pm PST, Nov 18,Hiram Barboza, Hawaii
# 7,620:
3:23 pm PST, Nov 18,Pam Casteel, Florida
The government needs to allow people the right to make their own choices about online gaming. It is what democracy is all about. Please Repeal the Internet Gambling enforcement act!
# 7,619:
12:53 pm PST, Nov 18,Name not displayed, Ohio
Its unfair, they spend our tax money anyway they want, and they have to right to tell us how we can spend ours.
# 7,618:
11:56 am PST, Nov 18,Name not displayed, Missouri
# 7,617:
11:39 am PST, Nov 18,Kevin Dubins, Pennsylvania
# 7,616:
8:07 am PST, Nov 18,Todd Lutterbein, Ohio
# 7,615:
6:13 am PST, Nov 18,Linda Doster, Georgia
I cannot beleive that someone else has the right to tell me what I can or cannot do with my on money. At my age and older we love Bingo. Whats wrong with blue-hair granny's sitting at a table playing games?? I though as senier's we had already earned theat right. Whats going on here??
Linda Doster
# 7,614:
11:16 pm PST, Nov 17,Angela Didonna, New Jersey
# 7,613:
7:34 pm PST, Nov 17,Nancy Lewis, Ohio
People gamble in there homes all of the time and at live casinos so what is the problem with on line gambling?
# 7,612:
7:28 pm PST, Nov 17,Kris Gensler, California
# 7,611:
5:19 pm PST, Nov 17,Name not displayed, New Jersey
# 7,610:
2:43 pm PST, Nov 17,Lisa Lamora, Rhode Island
# 7,609:
1:48 pm PST, Nov 17,Brian Sears, Michigan
# 7,607:
7:55 am PST, Nov 17,Peter Semel, Maryland
This law reeks of scary fundamentalist Christian morality and deprives good tax paying citizens of the ability to spend their money on something that harms nobody.
# 7,606:
5:57 am PST, Nov 17,Jacqulin Smith, Wisconsin
i think it sucks for someone to tell you how and where to spend your money as long as you are not harming anyone and its a alright sight and we read it over and looked at the fine print then hell leave us a lone.
# 7,605:
4:17 am PST, Nov 17,Patrick Wetzler, Pennsylvania
The government needs to spend more time and money stopping online predators, rather than law abiding citizens who are looking to have a little fun in the comfort of their own homes!!!!!!
# 7,604:
10:07 pm PST, Nov 16,Name not displayed, Pennsylvania
# 7,603:
8:31 pm PST, Nov 16,Name not displayed, United States Minor Outlying Islands
# 7,602:
8:20 pm PST, Nov 16,Name not displayed, Pennsylvania
