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Lobbying
For
and
Against
Online
Gambling
February
15,
2008
The
amount
of
money
being
paid
to
companies
who
are
lobbying
for
and
against
the
online
gambling
ban
is
staggering.
For
every
group
that
wants
to
see
online
gambling
made
legal,
there
is
another
group
who
doesn’t.
Meanwhile,
the
lobbying
groups
are
making
tons
of
money
fighting
a
battle
that
will
ultimately
come
down
to
voters.
Both
groups
have
recently
entered
the
push
phase
of
their
campaigns
for
and
against
online
gambling,
and
much
of
that
has
to
do
with
upcoming
elections.
Those
that
are
against
online
gambling
are
an
amazing
group,
made
up
of
sports
leagues
which
in
itself
is
interesting.
Both
the
NBA
and
the
NFL
are
set
up
for
gambling,
but
both
are
supporting
the
online
gambling
ban.
Those
that
are
for
online
gambling
would
like
to
see
it
regulated
and
taxed
–
and
that
makes
perfect
sense.
These
groups
are
not
surprisingly
the
online
gambling
companies
and
casinos.
There
are
many
politicians
in
this
group
that
have
bills
that
they
are
working
on
passing
that
would
regulate
online
gambling,
and
make
billions
for
the
country
in
the
process.
However,
no
matter
what
happens,
the
voters
will
ultimately
decide
the
fate
of
online
gambling.
If
they
lean
towards
bringing
in
representatives
that
are
pro-gambling,
then
the
ban
will
surely
go,
or
at
least
be
changed
to a
regulation
of
activities
instead
of
an
outright
ban.
Obviously
the
same
goes
for
the
other
half
of
the
equation.
With
many
states
also
looking
to
legalize
gambling,
it
would
seem
that
the
anti
online
gamblers
are
going
to
have
a
tougher
road
to
hoe
than
those
for
it,
but
it
is
going
to
be a
messy
battle
no
matter
what.
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