BECK: You know what`s really interesting? If this passes and they ban Internet gambling, my crew will actually have to work.
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BECK: It`s true. Now, I got to tell you, I don`t understand gambling. The only time that I`ve ever gambled was about 15 years ago, maybe 20 years ago. I walk into Las Vegas. And it`s a $5 blackjack table.
And I put $5 down. I said, "Hit me." He hit me. I was over 21, and I looked at the dealer and I said, "That wasn`t $5 worth of fun." That was it.
So I don`t get gambling, and I really don`t get Internet gambling, although my radio staff really does. I mean, this is what they`re doing all day, you know, when they`re not downloading porn, which brings me to the bill passed today in the House banning it, gambling, not porn. Why do porn? Let`s go after gambling first.
This bill will make it illegal to use a credit card to pay for online bets and let authorities shut down access to gaming sites.
Ken Weitzner of EyeonGambling.com, what does this bill actually mean? Is it going to be able to do any good?
KEN WEITZNER, PRESIDENT, EOG.COM: Well, I don`t really know, because this is the seventh consecutive year in a row that they`ve tried to pass a bill to prohibit Internet gambling. But I do hear that people, like local bookmakers such as Benny the Bullet, are planning a party, a post-Fourth of July party in Grand Central Park next week to celebrate a four-fold increase that they expect in their bookmaking activities for the NFL this year.
BECK: You know, it really amazes me because I don`t -- look, I don`t know a lot about sports, and I don`t know anything about gambling, but it kills me that it`s totally cool to do porn, which is so destructive to our society and marriage, and yet they`re taking on gambling. Why wouldn`t you just tax it? I mean...
WEITZNER: I agree.
BECK: Why wouldn`t you just tax it? Because it`s not going to shut it down. You can go overseas, right? You can go offshore and run these sites.
WEITZNER: Absolutely. They haven`t figured a way to regulate it. And they haven`t learned from their past mistakes when they prohibited alcohol, and everyone still managed to get alcohol. The same thing`s going to happen in this case.
And enforcing it is another problem. Do you think they`re going to be able to go into the confines of an American home where someone`s betting $50 on the New York Jets and arrest the man? I don`t think so.
BECK: It`s not going to happen. If I bet on the All-Star Game, what happens? I mean, are they going to kick my door down and arrest me? Can anything happen to me?
WEITZNER: Well, I would take this seriously. And, if anything, if there`s anything I can convey that`s most important tonight is to ask Americans who really enjoy gambling out of the confines of their homes and online to call their senators. And if you don`t know how to call your senator, we have instructions on EOG.com to help you voice your opinion.
BECK: OK. Well, first of all, I`m going to have to charge you for that promotional announcement of your Web site. But, I mean, if you don`t know how to call your -- if you don`t know how to call your senator, man, get offline. I mean, you`re spending way too much time. If you don`t know how to call your senator, you`re not really qualified to place a bet on anything.
Now, let me go to my staff upstairs, because I said to them today -- we were talking about this, and they were really -- I mean, everybody was very upset. And I said, "Guys, you know, I don`t know anything about gambling, et cetera, et cetera."
They said, "Glenn, you could ask a million questions." So I have them upstairs on the phone. Are you guys there?
UNIDENTIFIED GROUP: Yes.
BECK: Yes, great. Who has a question?
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: I have a question for Ken. Looking long-term, if the government wants to legislate inside my home, then should I cancel my prop bet on "Big Poppy" Ortiz being the first player to homer in the game tonight?
WEITZNER: No, I think that`s a very smart choice. I`d keep that wager.
BECK: I mean, this is -- wait, wait, guys. This is not a betting advice show. That`s not what this is. I clearly said that you could go ahead and, you know, ask a serious, real question.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Hey, Ken, this is Kevin. Listen, I was wondering on my research that, to me, the bill looks like it`s saying you should lay down -- if I lay down an 18 suited (INAUDIBLE) inside straight...
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BECK: OK. All right. Ken...
WEITZNER: I would go ahead and bet on the National League tonight.
BECK: No betting advice on the program. Ken, I thank you very much.
Now, Stu did ask for a minute of airtime tonight. Now, he`s the executive producer of my program and an avid Internet gambler, which I thought was illegal. And he wanted a minute of airtime to be able to talk about this Internet gaming bill -- Stu?
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