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Stories by Rich Muny

Rich Muny, an engineer who lives in Kentucky, is a conservative-libertarian blogger and an advocate of internet freedom. He serves on the board of directors of the million-member Poker Players Alliance.

Gambling Away the Republican Future?

Rich Muny wrote on October 29th, 2009 at 11:42 am

A small but vocal number of social conservatives have been pushing for a federal ban on online gambling. Using the power of the federal government to promote traditional values will only push more voters away from the GOP.  more

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Gambling with Free Speech on the Net

Rich Muny wrote on September 21st, 2009 at 4:05 am

Upset at what he saw as competition to the state lottery and to state-taxed parimutuel betting, last year Kentucky Governor Steve Beshear (D) initiated efforts to seize the internet domain names of 141 offshore online poker, sports betting, and casino gaming sites. If Beshear succeeds, our First Amendment free speech protections could be rendered moot on the internet.  more

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