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Thanks John
We have this in the Industry News area too. Definately another “shot across the bow” to advertising providers.Notice the quote from the lawyer who was a guest speaker up in Miami.
I find it interesting that it only costs about $11,000 for a 30 second ad spot on the WPT. I’m sure they had to buy $3.5 million to get that, but still, that is a good rate.
Well, I made the following comment about this article at WOL:
The odd thing is that there is no federal law against online gambling in the US. There is a law against sportsbetting over the telephone. That’s it. They have tried to pass a law for years but not gotten the votes they would have needed. Now they have gone rogue – blackmailing advertising companies into stopping to carry gaming ads. So far all of the advertising firms have quietly rolled over – but soon one will stand up to this bullying and we will have a trial and a precedent and a law – whatever it will be.
Anything is better than rogue harassment of people who are in compliance with the law. We all have the right to advertise here in the US – it is covered by the free speech laws. It is an unalienable right in the US.
The first company to stand up for its rights can count on very wide spread support. The rogue actions will be stopped eventually – the people of the US do believe in justice and the law. The people who commit these rogue acts are taking away millions of $ in taxes from the US population, driving gaming financing and advertising underground in the process. Crime will thrive if we allow this to happen. It is a shameful situation.
Originally posted by ocw
I find it interesting that it only costs about $11,000 for a 30 second ad spot on the WPT. I’m sure they had to buy $3.5 million to get that, but still, that is a good rate.The rates used to be MUCH higher.
The odd thing is that there is no federal law against online gambling in the US.
Ditto Dom
BradEven if they do eventually pass a law making online gambling illegal, this is still a First Amendment issue.
Check out this news story from today that is quite relevant.
http://www.nbc5i.com/health/3376611/detail.htmlQuote
this is still a First Amendment issue.
that’s right my patriot … hear hear all who have ears:rolleyes:
Just to make things easy, here’s the article Blackjack pointed to:
(Notice the parallel with gambling ads)
WASHINGTON — The American Civil Liberties Union and three drug advocacy groups have won a legal battle over advertising that promotes marijuana.
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Post Your ViewA Washington federal judge declared unconstitutional a law restricting transit-system ads that support the medical use or legalization of marijuana. Congress had passed the legislation earlier this year. It calls for denying federal transportation money to Metro and other transit agencies if they accept ads promoting the legalization of drugs. The law cuts off more than $3 billion in federal funds to communities that allow such ads.
Federal Judge Paul Friedman said the statute is unconstitutional because it violates free speech.
The ACLU and the other groups sued after Washington’s Metro system refused to display ads they had submitted, saying it could lose millions in federal funds.
The government argued that the law is justified because it serves to deter illegal drug use.
Metro officials say they’re still reviewing the judge’s ruling.
Originally posted by BlackjackInfo
Even if they do eventually pass a law making online gambling illegal, this is still a First Amendment issue.Check out this news story from today that is quite relevant.
http://www.nbc5i.com/health/3376611/detail.html“Metro officials say they’re still reviewing the judge’s ruling.”
Now the gov will pressure these officials to find the judge incompetent.
Quote from the article
It calls for denying federal transportation money to Metro and other transit agencies if they accept ads promoting the legalization of drugs. The law cuts off more than $3 billion in federal funds to communities that allow such ads.
interesting that they don’t want drugs legal and simplytax it to hell
:rolleyes:
Originally posted by BlackjackInfo
Even if they do eventually pass a law making online gambling illegal, this is still a First Amendment issue.
That is exactly right.
We in the US are always proud of our freedoms. While they seem to be trampled on from time to time, they are always supported by law.
In the US advertising IS very definitely and without a doubt covered by the Free Speech Amendment.
There are no two ways about it.
It will not be long before one of the advertising companies will be unhappy about losing such a great part of it’s income and stand up for it’s rights.
The DOJ will be facing a long trial exposing hopefully much of these clandestine and illegal acts of pressuring law abiding businesses to abandon legal advertising and thusly depriving the population of the United States of taxable income in the millions.
I do not believe that the United States public will look happily at having aunt Dottie driven to divulge her credit card info to some shady criminal outfit just because she is in a wheelchair and wants to play Bingo to pass her time.
If the US government continues to try to invite criminals to take over the functions of well established, respectable US businesses such as Paypal, Overture, Findwhat, Ask Jeeves, Google etc. it will not make a pretty picture when people are looking to be reelected.
