... if it weren't for the internet.
Trademarks are not IP. In fact they are essential for consumers to know who made a product and where it came from.
Actually, the problem IS that Apple is making moral decisions about which applications to allow in the App Store.
Is there more than one zip code in Alaska?
Since the interest alone on the "Economic Stimulus" package is costing the U.S. around $100 million per DAY, I can see how saving 17 days worth of interest will definitely have a major impact.
No, the rake is a percentage of the pot, and thus constant. Stacking the deck will not affect it in any way, nor would "action hands" (whatever that is) or any other playing style or computer cheat. These things may affect gameplay for other players, but not the house rake.
While the argument made here is good from a narrow economic view, do we really want the government to get involved with our personal computers?
Once we start down that road, where does it lead? In the end I think that opening the door for more government controls is far worse than receiving some spam emails or getting a computer virus.
The optimum committee has no members. -- Norman Augustine