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Re:It might be legal to gamble online soon
on Tuesday December 27, 2011 @05:16PM (#3397674)
Very possible.
Taxes have to be collected and money laundering legislation must be enforceable -
not to mention all the "protective" internet legislation you guys seem to be getting recently...
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Re:It might be legal to gamble online soon
on Tuesday December 27, 2011 @06:52AM (#3395501)
This was always going to happen. It was only banned in the first place to clear the field of foreign companies that dominated the market. So now - 6 years later - american companies have finally caught up, it's time to repeal the ban.
Side note: I don't necessarily think this is a bad thing. I mean if someone's going to profit off the misery and suffering of addicts, it might as well be their fellow countrymen.
EDIT: re:"it was only banned" : I know it was technically illegal, however I suspect that wouldn't have been an issue if it was a field dominated by american companies.