McDermott has Plan for Online Gambling

February 10, 2008

Rep. Jim McDermott, a Democrat from Washington, is trying to get online gambling regulated and taxed, which would allow for a large portion of money to be channeled into the United States. The fact that our government has not jumped on the idea simply shows that true ignorance can be found anywhere.

Online gambling is going to occur whether they like it or not, and no matter what the government says or does they cannot completely stop it. The fact that there are so many online casinos shows that the industry is not going away. All they are doing is brushing it under the carpet, but just as prohibition did not stop drinking, the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act will not stop online gambling.

So instead of pretending that it will go away, embrace it and see how it might work for us instead of against us. McDermott has shown that through proper taxation and control the US could be bringing in somewhere in the vicinity of $8.2 billion to $42.8 billion over the next ten years. The fact that we are facing an economic crisis in our country between the war and the housing market goes to show that they are not thinking straight about what online gambling could do for our country.

People keep hollering that a recession is imminent, but if we choose to take the chance at bringing in additional funds for the country through online gambling, everything could change. The only thing they seem to want to do is pretend that the UIGEA is working and that people are not participating in online gambling but nothing could be further from the truth. Not only are people still participating in online gambling, but now other countries are suing us and winning over our laws as well.

It is high time our government took its proverbial head out of the sand and took advantage of online gambling in ways that we can only start to dream up.




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