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Use this link to find your senator by state and send them an email about the internet gambling proabaition act HR 4411

http://www.senate.gov/general/contac...nators_cfm.cfm

Dont be offensive, threatning or rude. But, let them know this decision directly effects you, and your future votes will be on the line. It only takes a minute, ill be sending one a day to my 2 reps.
 

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BUMP! good advise doc! I already did this! anyone have any good FORM type letters for those that want that?
 

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Damn shame that there has been but one reply to this. We all will piss and moan if the unthinkable happens but no one wants to do a thing until it's too late. I have just sent my first one's, will be sending them time and time again.
 

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Just sent letters to both of my senators. Both democrats thankfully.

Now I need to give the representatives from my State a piece of my mind. I think they were 8-3 on passing this crap.
 

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I don't know of a law that prevents you from sending letters to senators from other states.
 

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just emailed both senators from IL with a personal email, took 5 minutes, I urge all to do the same.
 

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I did the same....Everyone here needs to get involved..Lets be heard on this issue..........G.
 

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Don't just write an email to a few !!!!!!!!!

Write one email........ and send it to ALL of them!! They ALL need to read your thoughts.
 

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glennlovecolleen3 said:
Don't just write an email to a few !!!!!!!!!

Write one email........ and send it to ALL of them!! They ALL need to read your thoughts.

Glenn I would say that if you came up with an email to send to the other 98 senators that covered some of the main points listed below that would be fine, but I truly feel that a personal email from a voter will have more weight in the senators eyes. Some ideas to mention in your email are listed below.

1) my money, free to do what I want

2) state lotteries, online horse racing, and land based casinos are okay but online sports gambling and poker are not???

3) money and effort from our leaders are better spent on more important things like health care, the budget, poverty, schools, roads, terrorism, and the elderly instead of fighting online gambling.

4) much more work for banks and ISP's, raising higher fees for the consumer.

5) okay for things like smoking and alcohol to be legal and considered moral which contributes to more deaths than anything in this country, but again gambling is a "poison pill"

6) Finally Bill won't stop anything, people will still gamble online if they want to, or it will just move underground.
 

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Just let both WI senators know my 2 cents, will be emailing more. Let your voice be heard, stand up for what you believe in!
 

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Nice work Mike O and everyone else. I am sending letters again today as I got no response to yesterdays. I will continue to send them everyday till they realize how for real we are.

I am a Christian moderate whose vote is always up in the air and I make sure the Pubs and Dems both know that.

Keep up the good work.
 

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Here is a copy of a message that I sent to my House Representative. I will be sending it to my Senators also.

I am sending this message to express my views on H.R. 4411 and H.R. 4777. Both of these bills deal with the prohibition of internet gambling. I hope you vote against these bills should they come to a vote. Congress should study internet gambling before taking any action. The American Gaming Association appears to be advocating a one year federal study to evaluate the impact of online gambling and whether or not it is feasible to legalize it. Millions of Americans enjoy this activity and a recent study showed that 41% of online gamblers have incomes of over $75000 per year and 61% have at least a college degree. Gambling laws are not very consistent. For example we are allowed to play the lottery (which is most often played by poorer individuals) and bet on horses but we are not allowed to play online poker or bet on sporting events. Again please vote against these bills and support a federal study of online gambling. It is my view that online gambling should be legalized, regulated, and taxed. For your convenience I have included an article from cnn.com citing the results of a recent online gambling study. Thank you for your consideration in this matter.

CARSON CITY, Nevada (AP) -- A gambling industry survey shows that people who use the Internet to place their bets tend to be affluent and educated -- a finding that could help advocates of a federal law change to legalize such wagering.
Release of the American Gaming Association survey on Monday follows the Washington, D-C.-based casino trade group's recent call for a congressional study of Internet gambling now that other countries, including Great Britain, are moving to authorize online betting.
Frank Fahrenkopf Jr., AGA president, said the group has opposed legalization of Internet gambling in the past "because regulators were opposed to it, and we're the strongest supporters of tough regulation."
"But the technology has changed greatly, and now Great Britain is legalizing online gambling -- and we're saying that Congress ought to take a look at (online gambling)," Fahrenkopf said.
"A lot of the opponents have been saying that the people who gamble on the Internet are the ones who can least afford it," he added. "But look at this survey. It shows they tend to be more educated and have more money than other people."
The survey of 552 Internet gamblers, conducted by Peter D. Hart Research Associates Inc., showed 41 percent had incomes of more than $75,000 a year, while only 12 percent had incomes of less than $35,000.
More than two-thirds of the online gamblers were men, more than two thirds were under age 40, most had started such gambling only in the last two years, 61 percent had at least a college degree and nearly half of those responding said the biggest reason for Internet betting was convenience.
The survey also said 55 percent believe online gambling companies find ways to cheat, and fewer than one in five knew or would admit that online gambling currently is illegal in the United States.
On other subjects, the survey showed:

The 455 commercial casinos in 11 states generated $30.29 billion in gross gambling revenue last year, for an increase of nearly 5 percent over the preceding year.

Las Vegas revenues surpassed $6 billion and Atlantic City revenues surpassed $5 billion for the first time.

A poker boom that started in 2004 is still going strong, with nearly one in five of those surveyed saying they played poker last year.

The gambling industry employed more than 354,000 people and paid wages of more than $12.6 billion last year. The industry also paid $4.92 billion in taxes and fees to state and local governments.
Those who responded to the March 18-21 survey were screened to ensure they were 21 or older and had made an Internet bet within the past year.
Because it's what's known as a "convenience sample" of a specific group, there's no reported error margin as there would be in a random survey of the general public.<!-- / message -->
 

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I read somewhere that writing one letter is like sending 4 emails. So if you have the time and stamps, write a couple.
 

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floridaguy said:
Glenn I would say that if you came up with an email to send to the other 98 senators that covered some of the main points listed below that would be fine, but I truly feel that a personal email from a voter will have more weight in the senators eyes. .

I agree. To quote the late Speaker, Tip O'Neil, all politics are local. A letter from an active voter that can control their political destiny holds more weight then sending a letter to someone who doesn't answer to you....

I'm an active voter, and for whatever it's worth, both of my senators know my feelings. That's all I can do.

It still blows my mind that the state doesn't mind milking money from those that have the least by promising the world on a 13 million to 1 shot while simultaneously demonizing my wager on a 50/50 shot on a football game as "destructive" and criminal.

It's not about the gambling. It's about the hypocricy.
 

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At a time like this, The Rx and all the other sites like it need to put something in place to get ALL the posters/lurkers etc to send letters, emails, a website where persons can sign their name listing 1 thru 3 million signatures etc
 

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Just a reminder bump for those of you who haven't yet or wish to again.
 

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