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On Tue, Mar 07, 2006 at 09:13:21AM +0100, tom wrote: > > Hi Folks across the ocean.. > > I understand, that from an American point of view this kind of restriction > looks strange and is against your act of freedom, however here in Europe > gambling is a state controlled business that supports the state economy and > in most European countries gambling outside state controlled casinos is > simply illegal and forbidden by law. Much like in the USA. > So I doubt, that the European Court would really rule agaist this.... Who knows what a court will do? > Each country has specific laws, that othewr nations do not not understand > and we all should accept that. > Imagine, if kids in the US would be able to order Cannabis from Online-shops > in the Netherlands (as it is leaglized there)through mail order? Would you > or your legislation agree to that? Many would. You may have heard of an organisation named NORML? The state of Californa [or perhaps the alternate world of ...] has several times almost made it actually legal in some cases. -- Joe Yao ----------------------------------------------------------------------- This message is not an official statement of OSIS Center policies.
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