Presidential Candidate Backs Online Gambling

August 24, 2007

With online gambling being such a hot topic these days, many have wondered where the various presidential candidates stood on legalizing online gambling. None of them have been forthcoming in their support or condemnation of online gambling, until now.

Congressman Ron Paul has thrown his hat in the online gambling ring by supporting online gambling, and the bills that are currently sitting in Congress that would overturn or regulate previous legislation banning online gambling from the United States. Congressman Barney Frank has a bill out there that wants to take the online gambling industry and regulate it.

Paul says that the UIGEA is an “outrageous affront to individual freedom” and it should be overturned. He says that it is up to the individual as to whether or not they want to participate in online gambling, and it is no one else’s business. He went on to say that as long as the online gambling patrons are willing to take responsibility for their actions, let them gamble. He does not feel that it is the government’s job to regulate the internet.

Many other congressmen have already voiced support for the bill, which is getting a lot of attention from pro-online gambling groups as they attempt to repeal the UIGEA and make online gambling open again for citizens. If Frank is successful, many of the online bingo operators and players will be able to play again, as it was one of the biggest industries hurt by the ban.



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