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Biden's Son Lobbied on Behalf of Online Gambling

By FreedomAtStake | View all Posts
Posted Tuesday, September 16, 2008 10:22 AM   16 comments
The Wall Street Journal reported the other day that Joe Biden's son, Hunter, has quit his job as a lobbyist in order to maintain a level of distance between his father and the lobbying industry.

What makes this story interesting to me is the fact that the younger Biden's company, Oldaker, Biden and Belair, lobbies on behalf of online gambling.

As the story says, "Hunter Biden was charged with lobbying House lawmakers on behalf of a law firm that represents online gambling magnate Russ DeLeon."

DeLeon and his wife, Ruth Parasol-DeLeon, were the founders of PartyGaming.

Biden's son did the smart political move of removing himself from the lobbying industry.

Regardless, I like the fact that he'll be able to educate his father on the pros of online gambling regulation.





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CrusCrnshw says:
09/16/08 10:49AM
CrusCrnshw says:
09/16/08 10:50AM
wait a second..dude you joined in 1995!?!?? I havent seen a date like that ever...this site has been open that long!?!?!?
Mikael99 says:
09/16/08 11:00AM
Yeah i where looking at that too 1995
CrusCrnshw says:
09/16/08 11:06AM

maybe he doctored it in photo shop

nguyenhd says:
09/16/08 11:28AM
Must be one of the site admin.
FreedomAtStake says:
09/16/08 11:54AM
http://spaces.covers.com/blog/FreedomAtStake/Gaming_Industry/02132008-Sports-Directs-political-mission.html

Been here since the start.
CrusCrnshw says:
09/16/08 12:03PM

CrusCrnshw says:
09/16/08 12:03PM
I posted about you in the GDiscussion forum, as i had a topic up about who has been here the longest without being boxed...
RockyMtn says:
09/16/08 02:59PM

But of course 69Mets would not give him any credibility and discredit him since he is not a serial poster, BTW it is amazing to see someone that has been here since the inception

lemonsky says:
09/16/08 03:58PM
I've felt that if Obama wins, there will be modifications to the UIGEA that would facilitate transfer of funds to online poker sites. But I'm sure it will be such that Neteller might re-enter the US market and from there, we can transfer money to online sportsbooks. To put in specific language that would forbid the Netellers of the world from transferring funds to online sportsbooks seems too unenforceable.

Not only that, but if there is some kind of language forbidding the transference to online sportsbooks, an Obama Justice Department will not put in the effort to enforce it.
lemonsky says:
09/16/08 04:01PM


Oops, I meant "transfer" not the psychological term "transference", although right-wing killjoy hypocrites do make me mental.
LiveFreeOrDie says:
09/16/08 06:53PM
Biden is an untrustworthy idiot. BUT if he can restore our freedoms, such as the freedoms to wager sports and play poker and if he can lower our taxes (fat chance), I would vote for him!
july4433 says:
09/16/08 07:08PM
Vote for the Democrats! Save Freedon in America!
headhntr says:
09/16/08 08:29PM
Freedomatstake,

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rubberband-man says:
09/16/08 11:24PM
yeah i never heard of anyone gambling successfully since 1995. to actually be on this web site since 1995 you musta been one of the pioneers
brewer says:
09/19/08 10:16PM
interesting article. thanks for the updates.
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