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Minnesota tells ISPs to block gambling sites

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Minnesota officials have sent a list of gambling web sites to internet service providers doing business in the state, including AT&T, Comcast, and Sprint. The list is supposed to act as a blacklist, and the state is asking ISPs to prohibit customers from visiting those sites.

The idea is that gambling is illegal in Minnesota, and the state's Department of Public Safety is taking the position that internet gambling sites shouldn't be exempt from that law -- and that the ISPs must block access to those service.

It's likely that the move will be challenged on First Amendment grounds. What do you think? Is this a free speech issue, or an example of companies using the internet to circumvent local laws?

Filed under: Fun, Games, Windows, Shareware

Roundup of fun NCAA tourney downloads

march madnessIf you follow NCAA basketball with any fervor, then March is your favorite month of the year. If you're a gambler or an office pool enthusiast, then March is also your favorite month of the year. The NCAA's basketball tournament has a soft gambling market that is unmatched by any other sport in terms of mass appeal. Wagering and pooling on the NCAA tourney is such a popular pastime that there's a ton of shareware supporting the habit.  These packages are designed to simplify the task of tracking tourney progress (and square ownership) to ease the pool manager's life.

These include Talleyware's FreeTrak, Custom Software's NCAA Tournament 2006, Leapy Dog's Pool Master, and  of course, the perennial favorite, Easy Pool. Happy pooling, and until the Final Four, may your square bear the winning team or score!  Hit the image link for the latest on college hoops action.

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