Palmetto Poker
Lots of stories recently coming out of South Carolina about authorities felting free poker bar games. Now it looks like the man in SC wants to make sure you can't play online either. Let's hope the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans ruling on the Wire Act holds if it gets that far in the Palmetto State.
as a native of the palmetto state, first i'd like to say that i'm glad i don't see a bunch of peaches on cars cruising our streets. secondly, yes, the wire act was to combat the mafia and sports wagering. that's why the new orleans court ruled the way they did. as poker becomes more mainstream though, the government will see that instead of losing money and prosecuting against it, it can make money by legalizing the game. it'll take some time, but it'll happen.
Posted by: yada | May 03, 2005 at 11:43 AM