All the talk of ISP blocking a certain website..

zee · Jul 12, 2006

....can anybody PLEASE tell me where did this come from? I'm 99.999999% sure it has NEVER been mentionned in any law and it could not happen with the current legislation, So, why have people started mentioning it every time the gambling bill is put into question? Where did it start from? Is there a DOCUMENT(not a loud mouth article, but an actual document) actually asking for this kind of thing?
Thanks to anybody who could enlighten me on this.

tennis28 · Jul 12, 2006

I believe the Italian government did this in Italy, only allowing a few select sites to operate while banning everyone else. Search "Italy ISP gambling ban"

Brock Landers · Jul 12, 2006

good point, this is not happening ANYWHERE to my knowledge in the US currently, including stuff like Kiddie porn, so it sure as hell won't be happening for pinnacle sports, ETC!

zee · Jul 12, 2006

tennis28 said:
I believe the Italian government did this in Italy, only allowing a few select sites to operate while banning everyone else. Search "Italy ISP gambling ban"

Italy has different laws. The number of Italians playing online has not dropped even 1%, IMO. I still see no reason for people to think this has anything to do with the GL bill.

wolfie_cr · Jul 12, 2006

I am trying to find the bill passed by Washington State, pretty sure you will find active internet blocking there

TTinCO · Jul 12, 2006

"It also would force banks to block transactions related to online gambling and would empower law enforcement agencies to force Internet service providers to remove or disable links to gambling sites."

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/05/24/AR2006052402432.html

RobFunk · Jul 12, 2006

TTinCO said:
"It also would force banks to block transactions related to online gambling and would empower law enforcement agencies to force Internet service providers to remove or disable links to gambling sites."

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/05/24/AR2006052402432.html

Ouch. Yeah that sounds like a bit much for it to get passed.