Vancouver Sun Article: How we are Becoming a Poker Nation

Graham

This article seems about 4 years behind, but in case anyone likes to keep up on the latest poker news in Canada, check it out:

http://www.canada.com/vancouversun/story.html?id=37c29c2c-c025-462a-a6c3-e99ff91983c1&k=32204&p=1

It basically summarizes a lot of all that has happened with online gambling in the past few years.

One thing that was weird though was near the end of the article:

"So is it illegal to play online poker in B.C.?


Yes and no, according to assistant deputy minister Derek Sturko of B.C.'s Gaming Policy and Enforcement Branch.


The only forms of gambling that are allowed are those authorized by the province and the province does not allow Internet gambling, he said.


But online poker has so far proven impossible to regulate, he said. No one in B.C. has ever been charged criminally for playing online poker."

I highly doubt Canada will follow the US and try to ban online gaming altogether, but who knows... any thoughts?

Milo

IANAL, but I think that our legal system, at least the non-criminal side of it, is different enough from our southern neighbour's to make outlawing on-line poker, et al more difficult. I liken it to downloading music, or bootlegging movies. Legislation has not caught up with technology, YET.

Bumbaclat

That is a badly written article that doesn't address the question raised in its title. It also fails to deliver anything of substance or interest. If a poker player (me) can't find it interesting I can't imagine how dull my mother would find it.

moose

Bumbaclat wrote: »

That is a badly written article that doesn't address the question raised in its title. It also fails to deliver anything of substance or interest. If a poker player (me) can't find it interesting I can't imagine how dull my mother would find it.

QFT

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