Bush Pushed to Strictly Enforce the Unlawful Internet Gambling Act

Senator Jon Kyl has urged President Bush to strictly enforce the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act regulations that will be implemented in June/July when the 270 day time limit for putting banking regulations for the bill is up.

The Arizona senator co-sponsored the Act with former Senator Bill Frist, who attached the bill to an unrelated Safe Port Act in the final moments of last year's congressional sessions - without any other Senators having the time to look over or amend the bill.

The letter warns the president that if strict regulations are not enforced than all the progress they have made in destroying the industry will have been for not.

The letter goes on to explain that the bill has put the enforcement responsibilities on the executive branch and that it is the executive branch's responsibility to protect families who are destroyed by Internet gambling.

Ironically, Senator Kyl did not let George Bush know that he wrote carve-outs in his bill that would still allow horse betting, dog track betting, state run lotteries, and several other forms of gambling to remain legal.

The letter was written by Kyl as an unofficial response to respected Congressman Barney Frank's remarks saying that he would like to write a repeal against the unjust law.

Frank said in an interview last week that he has no urgency to write the repeal and that he would give more details in a week or more.

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Online Gambling: EcoCard the Way to Go?

More debate on which is the best option for online withdrawals.

When it comes to online gambling withdrawals, EcoCard may be the answer, according to gamblers and operators who are having a positive experience with the this third party payment processor.

EcoCard Ltd is a European technology company focusing on alternative payment solutions and payment processing.

One of the hardest hit online gambling companies in terms of sending out payments to customers has been the Prima Poker Network, part of the MicroGaming outfit. This firm has addressed the issue somewhat by offering EcoCard as a viable option for US customers, and it seems to be working.

Using the service does come with a price as one poster explains on the popular TwoPlusTwo.com posting forum:
"Myself and many others have used this (EcoCard) for a cashout. It is worse than it sounds. They charge 10, then if you cashout to the US an intermediary bank charges 15, then your bank will probably charge a wire fee as well. My cashout took a little more than a week and about two weeks from request from prima to bank account. However they do pay and it is not a bad service...Actually it is probably the best service still around."

Another poster writes:
"I just recieved funds from ecocard. It took about 5 days to go from Prima site to ecocard and another 5 days from ecocard to my bank. The cost was $10 USD for each step (-$20) total. Kind of high in my oppinion .. but at least I recieved my funds."

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Office workers more likely to get blood clots than long-distance air travelers

Office workers face higher risk of DVT than airplane passengers, study finds

Office workers glued to computer screens are at greater risk of deadly blood clots forming in their legs than long-distance air travelers, the author of a New Zealand study on thrombosis said.

The study found that 34 percent of patients admitted to hospital with blood clots had been seated at work for long periods, its leader, Prof. Richard Beasley of New Zealand's privately funded Medical Research Institute, told The Associated Press.

Deep-vein thrombosis, or DVT, is a condition in which a blood clot forms in the deep veins of the legs. The condition can be fatal if part of the clot breaks off and blocks a blood vessel in the lungs. The condition has been linked to long-haul flights and dubbed "economy class syndrome," because passengers traveling coach often do not have the space or opportunity to stretch enough to reduce the risk of blood clotting.

"Being seated for long periods of time ... the risk is certainly there" of blood clots developing in the veins of the legs, Beasley told National Radio on Monday.
"There are considerably more people who are seated for long periods at work as part of their normal day than there are traveling," he said, adding the main groups affected are workers in the information technology industry and in call centers.
The study covered 62 patients aged under 65 who were admitted to hospital with blood clots.

Working 12-14 hours a day
Beasley said a surprise finding of the study was that "people are working for so long. We had people not uncommonly working up to 12-14 hours a day and being seated for that time."

The 34 percent finding is far higher than the 1.4 percent of blood-clot patients who recently traveled on long-haul flights, and the study showed a clear link between travel and work-related thrombosis.

"It's the same thing occurring in a similar circumstance as travelers' thrombosis," he noted.

Some reported being seated on the job for 3-4 hours at a stretch, "reflecting the very sedentary nature of our work at the moment," he said.

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Man reportedly cut off bracelet for 'Springer'

Accused child molester took limo to appear on notorious talk show

RACINE, Wis. - An accused child molester cut off his electronic monitoring bracelet, then took a limousine to Chicago to appear on “The Jerry Springer Show,” authorities said.

A judge set bail Friday at $50,000 for Mario Sims, 21, who had been awaiting trial on 2004 charges of child enticement and first-degree sexual assault of a child.
Defense lawyer Margaret Johnson argued against the bail amount, but Racine County Circuit Judge Emily Mueller stood firm.

“A significant bond is legally necessary given the fact he absconded, admittedly for one of the more unique reasons I’ve heard in my time on the bench,” the judge said.
According to court records, Sims had been out of jail about three weeks when he cut off the bracelet and missed a court date Sept. 6. His defense attorney at the time, Domingo Cruz, told the judge his client was seen getting into the television show’s limousine.

Sims appeared on an episode of the show that aired last fall.

A TV.com Web site teaser for it said: “Outrageous nuptials! Returning guest Mario is a proud father and is ready to marry his baby’s mother — who’s also his half-sister.”
A message left for Johnson was not returned Friday. A message left for a producer of the “Jerry Springer Show” was not immediately returned Saturday morning.

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Ride the strange horse-like machine to fitness

Hey ho Silver! This is the iJoyRide, a fitness machine that works like a horse and turns you into a swaggering cowboy.


It's got four speeds (Warm Up, Taking It Easy, Getting Serious and Pump It Up) and it claims that 30 minutes on it will burn the same amount of calories as a 30-min run or bike ride.

Mmmm… Looks like lots of fun, especially after a few glasses of wine….

Check it out

Navy to stun enemy with puke laser

What next??

The Navy is researching a torture weapon that makes its target nauseous and fall over. Great fun. The invention can shoot through walls and buildings to make people lose their balance and get so nauseous that they just fall into a heap and puke. Like extreme motion sickness.

Yuck. Wonder how many people had to puke while they were testing this bad boy?

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Disgruntled customers vent on ‘NETeller Sucks’

There’s a new sounding board for those haters of all that is NETeller. Some of those who have joined the NETeller Sucks board are owed up to six-figure amounts.

Interestingly, it’s not just US customers affected. Now European customers are complaining that they’re being forced to pay a 1.9% conversion fee to have their money changed from US dollars to another currency. And according to them, they're discovering this issue without any type of notification.

Earlier, NETeller officials released a statement that the US Department of Justice has seized funds totaling US$55 million.

Meanwhile, one non-gaming related website began accepting NETeller this week - BabyKGB.com Affected customers were hopeful they could use their NETeller funds to purchase non-gaming related items online then potentially sell these items on eBay or elsewhere to redeem cash.

Another site is online coffee store donveitia.com

Alas, those who have tried to make purchases don't seem to be having much luck. In the meantime, affected NETeller customers are bound to keep getting more and more angry as little info comes their way from the company itself.

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