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US Deals Blow to Online Poker Players
Submitted by Glen Allport on Tue, 2009-06-16 16:00
"In an apparent crackdown on Internet gambling, federal authorities in New York have frozen or seized bank accounts worth $34 million belonging to 27,000 online poker players...." Good! These people are dangerous criminals who sit there clicking a mouse button and losing money. Plus they take away business from government lotteries and government-approved casinos! (Editor's pick)
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