Video Poker 24/7 - Greenstein Says Poker Will Be Legalized

Video Poker 247 - Greenstein Says Poker Will Be Legalized

According to Barry Greenstein, online poker has a future in the United States, even though there are many who say that it does not. Greenstein has a blog on The Poker Road, located at http://www.pokerroad.com/_/index.php. Greenstein has a recent entry on his blog that is called "Washington D.C." and is dated October 25th. Many think that he may be on to something.

Greenstein says that there are significant lobbying efforts going on for online video poker and gambling right now, and that there is great focus on the Barney Frank and John Wexler bills, so it is likely that one of them will get passed. He claims that since both bills are pro-legalization, there is a good chance that within the year online video poker and gambling will be allowed once again.

The Frank bill says that people should be allowed to gamble if they want in the privacy of their own homes, and the Wexler bill says that if there is skill involved then it should be legal. He says that he will be testifying before Congress concerning the bills, and many feel that he is the perfect person to do so. He says that as the bill is not working as it is, money is being lost by not regulating it and sanctions that could seriously hurt this nation are being considered because of it, the only likely scenario is to release it and make online video poker and gambling legal again.

He does point out that anywhere that has laws against gambling, it won't matter whether or not it is legal anywhere else, as local laws will prevail. However, other areas could see the legalization process coming to a head very soon.

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