Barney Frank's bill passes!

[pokerbucket]

It passed by a vote of 41-22. This is a step in the right direction but don't expect things to change overnight. The next committee will focus on the taxes. The current bill suggests an 8% tax, 2% to federal and 6% to states. I wonder if the Obama administration will finally take a stance now that the legalization of online poker has passed a vote. Maybe the tide will start to turn in our favor...

[C8H10N4O2]

It passed by a vote of 41-22. This is a step in the right direction but don't expect things to change overnight. The next committee will focus on the taxes. The current bill suggests an 8% tax, 2% to federal and 6% to states. I wonder if the Obama administration will finally take a stance now that the legalization of online poker has passed a vote. Maybe the tide will start to turn in our favor...

Wow! I hope this is awesome. As long as nothing silly starts happening like it is currently happening in France (I believe), this will be great.

[FlipCoach]

http://www.rakeback.com/news/Online-...Committee-585/

[sneak108]

This is fantastic news... its time for the usa to do something.

[OTTOMAN POKER]

In Turkey, gambling is forbidden. If they catch that you send money to any online poker firm, they send you a court paper that you should pay 2000$'s to the state as a punishment.

But if you play legal betting, there's no problem. (But you have to play with the legal local bet firm... If you sent money to a foreign firm, its forbidden and you are punished if catched...)

So, there are no global poker players from Turkey!

(But in Turkish Cyprus, gambling is totaly free... WTF???)