Archive for May, 2008

How do I get a detailed list of gambling laws in my state?

Friday, May 30th, 2008
gambling law
The Coach asked:


Everytime I try to search the gov websites I just get umpteen million pages of garb that does not even make any sense.

Tamara

In the UK, what sentence do underage gamblers receive when caught, and what happens to the gambling company?

Monday, May 19th, 2008
gambling law
Matthew T asked:


In the UK, what sentence do underage gamblers receive when caught, and what happens to the gambling company. Could you give me preferably case studies and sources (although all information is greatly appreciated.) If you are savvy in this area keep an eye on me for more UK law and order questions. It will help me greatly in my school studies.
Information on both online and actual casinos would also be great

Ellen

Help with my Social Studies homework?

Sunday, May 18th, 2008
gambling legislation
Kimberly T asked:


Question 1

Chester A. Arthur was succeeded by

Rutherford B. Hayes.
James Blaine.
Grover Cleveland.
William McKinley.

Question 2

Many Americans attended the theater and enjoyed melodramatic performances in which

the villains were poor immigrants and the heroes were generous nouveau riche.
the villains were immigrants and the heroes were nativists.
the villains were nativists and the heroes were Americanized immigrants.
the villains were wealthy aristocrats and the heroes were working-class people.

Question 3

Which of the following scandals did NOT involve President Grant’s administration?

Jay Gould and James Fisk’s attempt to corner the gold market.
Crédit Mobilier’s gifts of stock to members of Congress, which resulted in profitable subsidies for stockholders.
Treasury Department officials accepted bribes from whiskey distillers and distributors.
Grant’s vice president, Schuyler Colfax, and members of Congress accepted bribes to support the silver standard.

Question 4

Political bosses and precinct captains

often formed personal relationships with constituents.
used threats and strong-arm techniques to keep control over constituents.
were generally honest men who sought to serve the public interests.
seldom sought out the support of immigrants.

Question 5

When the long cattle drives reached the railheads,

cowboys were forbidden from entering the towns by temperance societies.
few cowboys remained long in the towns.
cowboys spent their earnings freely in saloons and gambling halls.
many cowboys settled down in the new communities.

Question 6

Thomas Nast

was extremely popular, but his success failed to influence the popularity of political cartoons in general.
refused to use caricature as a means of attacking political leaders whom he opposed.
staunchly supported William Tweed with his cartoons.
popularized the Republican elephant and the Democratic donkey.

Question 7

During the last half of the 1800s, educational reform

made large strides toward racially integrating all public schools.
was limited by small increases in funding for education.
included instruction in behavior, civic loyalty, and American cultural values.
reached only the children of the middle and upper classes.

Question 8

When Benjamin Harrison won the presidency in 1888, he

spearheaded the repeal of the Pendleton Civil Service Act.
broke with his party and supported additional political reform.
doubled the list of federal jobs covered by the civil service list.
allowed Republicans to fill almost every federal job not covered by the civil service list with members of their party.

Question 9

Department stores succeeded because they

sold products through catalogs to people living in rural areas.
bought goods in bulk and therefore could sell them at low prices.
were monopolies.
were chain stores.

Question 10

Grover Cleveland was determined to

promote political reform.
prevent additional reform legislation.
unify the Republican Party, which had been divided by the Stalwarts and Half-Breeds.
repeal the Pendleton Civil Service Act.

Question 11

When state governments passed Granger laws,

farmers complained that railroad freight rates were already higher for short routes than for long ones.
many farmers had to sell their farms and become farm laborers.
railroads protested that only the federal government, not states, could regulate railroads.
bankers protested that the states could not regulate interest rates on farm loans.

Question 12

The first electric trolley, or streetcar, began service in

Richmond, Virginia.
St. Paul, Minnesota.
Cleveland, Ohio.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Question 13

Under Terence V. Powderly, the Knights of Labor

supported child labor.
opposed the temperance movement.
refused to support the rights of African Americans.
refused to support the rights of Chinese workers.

Question 14

Because he was disturbed by the poor conditions of city life, George Pullman

donated $350 million to help build libraries.
encouraged his employees to form a union.
provided his employees with benefits that made him extremely popular with them.
built a planned community next to his factory.

Question 15

African American settlers rushed into Kansas during the so-called Kansas Fever of

1852.
1867.
1877.
1894.

Question 16

Many Plains Indians refused to live on reservations because

the U.S. government refused to meet their demands.
the U.S. government never offered them a treaty.
their leaders preferred an honorable death to life on a reservation.
following the roaming buffalo herds was a part of their culture that they did not want to give up.

Question 17

Alfred

What are your thoughts on the online gambling prohibition act tacked onto the end of an antiterrorism bill?

Wednesday, May 14th, 2008
gambling legislation
lingt69 asked:


The act was passed Saturday, Sep 30. It prohibits online gambling by placing criminal sanctions on financial institutions and banks if they fund an entity involved in “illegal gambling” operations. Some things such as horseracing and fantasy sports have been carved out/excluded from the definition of illegal gambling, but common games such as poker and blackjack are hit.

I will admit my bias and say that this legislation is crap. The government should not be telling us what we can and cannot do with our own money. They say it’s to protect the children and to stop gambling addictions… there are many other less restrictive yet more effective means to protect children from gambling websites such as universal age-verification accounts (which could be implemented if the government looked into regulation instead of prohibition). As for addicts…. I’ve never heard an addict complain that he couldn’t find a place to gamble his money away. Taking this away doesn’t help the addiction

Stacy