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oberliner

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27. Regulation has

Reply to FrodosPet (Reply #25)

Fri Oct 16, 2015, 10:55 AM

Oct 2015

This is gambling and should be treated as such.

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Daily fantasy sports sites ordered to shut down in Nevada [View all] bluedigger Oct 2015 OP

It's definitely gambling oberliner Oct 2015 #1

I hope the whole racket gets shut down. Kingofalldems Oct 2015 #2

Even if that gets shut down, fantasy football is going anywhere Travis_0004 Oct 2015 #11

You hate when people are having fun. former9thward Oct 2015 #20

From the guy who is certain O'Reilly lives in NYC. Kingofalldems Oct 2015 #24

Hey King keep your stalking threads straight. former9thward Oct 2015 #38

No difference really. Kingofalldems Oct 2015 #40

When I reply to posts it is because of the post. former9thward Oct 2015 #41

Are you saying I look you up? Kingofalldems Oct 2015 #42

If you find a topic or poster disagreeable former9thward Oct 2015 #44

Call it like I see it-don't like it? TS. Kingofalldems Oct 2015 #45

Agreed oberliner Oct 2015 #26

+1000 Blue_Tires Oct 2015 #35

What exactly is the progressive argument Codeine Oct 2015 #3

It's a gateway... jberryhill Oct 2015 #5

DUzy. nt awoke_in_2003 Oct 2015 #14

Another poster who hate people having fun. former9thward Oct 2015 #21

Present company excepted jberryhill Oct 2015 #29

It's about admitting it, and regulating the industry. bluedigger Oct 2015 #8

About time! Botany Oct 2015 #4

I'm not clear on how these things work, but... jberryhill Oct 2015 #6

These short-term fantasy bets would be a bad way to play that hunch. Jim Lane Oct 2015 #17

Sounds like a different idea on "winning" KatyMan Oct 2015 #37

Different indeed. They're usually based on individual players' performances Jim Lane Oct 2015 #39

Don't fall for it. The bookies and mob and state regulators aren't getting a take = "Shut it down!" Baclava Oct 2015 #7

You think it's healthy for a 2.5 Billion dollar industry to be unregulated? bluedigger Oct 2015 #9

"Wah - we wish we would have thought of this!" ... Shut down all the state lotteries too. Baclava Oct 2015 #10

Or the more traditional palms were greased to avoid oversight. bluedigger Oct 2015 #12

It's not 'Sports Gambling'... Baclava Oct 2015 #15

You're missing the point. bluedigger Oct 2015 #16

They are pulling out of Nevada. The corporations want their monopoly on Vegas gambling Baclava Oct 2015 #22

Well, it IS sports gambling, even if the sports are getting a piece of the action! rocktivity Oct 2015 #13

Some sports are SwankyXomb Oct 2015 #32

makes pete rose look clean dembotoz Oct 2015 #18

Yes! Because time and again, prohibition has been so successful... FrodosPet Oct 2015 #25

Regulation has oberliner Oct 2015 #27

Prohibitions against driving against traffic on a one-way street is simply restraining the freedom LanternWaste Oct 2015 #34

Traffic laws are there to protect people's physical safety. christx30 Oct 2015 #43

Here's how you know it's gambling svpadgham Oct 2015 #19

Maybe Not The Best Example ProfessorGAC Oct 2015 #23

It is clearly gambling oberliner Oct 2015 #28

Gambling or not is a grey area whatthehey Oct 2015 #30

Nevada and New Jersey seem to be taking the lead Z_California Oct 2015 #31

Nevada casinos hate anything that eats into their profits. oasis Oct 2015 #33

As with prostitution or medicinal marijuana, I personally have no problem with gambling closeupready Oct 2015 #36