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On the recordOctober 24, 2011
If you don't want to let the citizens within your boundaries play poker for money on the Internet, you simply opt out so they can't play.
Said by
Joe Barton
Republican · Texas

Editor's note · Context

Barton explains the opt-out provision for states and tribes regarding online poker.

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