Letters to the Editor
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Some good news...
... here.
Let me declare an interest. I want to play online poker, not because I expect to make any money, but because I enjoy playing in online tournaments and pitting my wits against others. A mental sport, if you like.
The difficulty the US has in banning its citizens and financial institutions from participation in international online poker games, is that poker is not completely illegal in the US. It is allowed in Nevada and in various Native American reservations.
If the US wants to make a principled stand based on the morality of poker, then it must ban all poker games within its own territory--which we know will never happen.
Now the US may well be concerned about the involvement of organized crime, money laundering etc., but this can be dealt with through international treaties that regulate online poker rooms. Oh, I forgot. The US doesn't do treaties.