Ad Blitz for Barney Frank’s Online Poker Bill
With all the other things that congress and the American leadership in general has to deal with these days, I’m not sure this is going to work. But it appears that the Safe and Secure Internet Gambling Initiative is putting lots of money out there to support Barney Frank’s bill.
On the other hand, the way they’re advertising it, it might just get something done. Here is a quote from Jeffery Sandman (spokesperson for the safe and secure Internet gambling initiative) on the benefits of legalizing and taxing online poker:
“As Congress searches for ways to pay for health care reform and other worthy programs, it should end the unsuccessful prohibition of Internet gambling and start collecting taxes on the billions in revenue currently lost to unlicensed, offshore gambling operators,”
The ads will appear in several online publications, including The Huffington Post, Political Wire, Washington Post and Politico and will focus on different messages. Some will highlight how the new legislation would protect consumers, some will compare the outlawing of online poker to prohibition of the 1920′s, while others (and i think these will be the most successful for getting people to listen up) will give an overview of how much money could be generated from taxing and regulating the already popular online activity.
It seems like a no brainer to me…Legalizing online poker (gaming) give everyone what they want. Online gamblers get a system they can rely on, and as long as the taxes aren’t astronomical it can easily stay profitable for winning players. The government gets billions of dollars to line their pockets with ahem..spend on health care…..everyones happy!
Safe and Secure Internet Gambling
