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RB TexLa Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Oct-05-08 10:08 AM
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Poll question: Should wagering on elections be allowed within the US.
I think it's prohibition is more than silly.
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Imagevision Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Oct-05-08 10:13 AM
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1. Call any Vegas Casino, they'll be glad to take your bet, they should have an odd's % right now
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RUMMYisFROSTED Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Oct-05-08 10:15 AM
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2. Yes. But voters must recuse themselves.
:D
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nRkiSt Donating Member (63 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Oct-05-08 10:17 AM
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3. Elections are already rigged
by political operatives. Allowing wagering on them would bring in the mob. Who knows, maybe that's a good thing...
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Cirque du So-What Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Oct-05-08 10:17 AM
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4. It's been going on for a helluva long time
http://www.unc.edu/~cigar/papers/BettingPaper_10Nov2003_long2.pdf

Is someone insisting that it's illegal or that it should be made illegal?
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RB TexLa Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Oct-05-08 10:24 AM
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5. You should be able to place a bet through your television
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