D’Amato Still Fighting for Online Gambling

August 23, 2007

Former New York State Senator Alphonse D’Amato has been fighting for the rights of those who choose to partake in online gambling, as he himself enjoys a game of poker. He thinks that the U.S. government has taken a stance regarding online gambling that is not only unfair to those who wish to partake, but is shooting itself in the foot when it comes to online gambling revenues.

D’Amato says that the government should be regulating the online casinos and then it could get a portion of their online gambling revenues. Instead, by going the route of attempting to ban those who want to play by saying it was to protect them, all it did was drive those who still play into the arms of those who are not legit.

He says that the UIGEA has made online gambling and poker playing more dangerous than it was before, and is fighting to get either the law overturned, or regulations put in place. He is currently serving as Chairman of the Poker Player’s Alliance, a group of citizens who are fighting for poker players’ rights everywhere.

As there are currently several bills working their way through Congress that would impact the online gambling industry, many think that there is a good chance that the UIGEA will be overturned and people can go back to safe online gambling again.

D’Amato says that even if all of these bills fail to pass, there will be more to follow. He says that the American people see the coming times and “cooler heads will prevail” so that the bill is overturned. He says it is just a matter of time before some bill passes that will change the way online gambling is currently handled.

 

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