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To: Knighty Tin who wrote (107682)	5/19/2007 10:28:43 PM
From: Box-By-The-Riviera™	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 132070

so, uh, which militia can we legally join per the constipation? please advise. over and out. 10-100 back by mile marker 1776. you roger that? 10-4.

To: Knighty Tin who wrote (107682)	5/20/2007 8:47:30 AM
From: Pogeu Mahone	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 132070

Barney is getting beat up by families of addicted gamblers in mass. I think he may step back. ================================== This week's news comes on the heels of the DOJ's indictment of seven individuals and four companies involved with online sports gambling, perhaps signaling the U.S. government's intention to step up its efforts to curb online gambling as the June 1 start date for this year's WSOP draws near.

To: Knighty Tin who wrote (107682)	5/20/2007 9:55:33 PM
From: Knighty Tin	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 132070

Congrats to Curlin for winning The Preakness. That was a great race. I like Street Sense and Calvin Borel, but I hate when any horse is a prohibitive favorite. They are critters who have good days and bad. There are tracks they like and those they dislike and those they are neutral about. Only a super horse should win The Triple Crown, and though both horses are great horses, they are not super. One sad thing I'm seeing is the deterioration of Funny Cide's skills. He won The Kentucky Derby and The Preakness in 2003, but, lately, he has not been able to win even ungraded stakes races. He is 7 years old, so he should have about 3 more years of racing in him. He's a gelding, so he can't go out to stud, something I discovered for myself after I retired. <G> As long as he remains healthy, I suppose they'll race down through Allowance and claiming levels. The good news is, this may be the only chance we'll ever have of seeing a Derby and Preakness winner run competitively at Sam Houston Race Park.

To: Knighty Tin who wrote (107682)	5/21/2007 2:03:13 PM
From: Freedom Fighter	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 132070

The bad part about this is that they seized "merchant" money. In a way, I see that as raising some of the risks for people that have money in various types of off shore gambling sites. If the off shore doesn't have customer money in segregated accounts (or maybe even if it does), it could vanish. In the mean time, seizing their money could simply put them out of business because of liquidity issues. Pinnacle doesn't serve US customers anymore, but I think Betcris, Bodog, Bookmaker, 5Dimes, Ehorse, and a few others do.