So Much for Illegal Online Gambling

July 31, 2008

With Ohio making online gambling legal one has to wonder what all the fuss is about. If Ohio can make keno legal to play online, then why not make everything legal for online gambling. It is the same thing right?

However, the government remains steadfast that online gambling is illegal � while allowing a double standard to remain within the states. They already break their own laws by allowing horse racing to be played online, now Keno?

Ohio says that they are going to have keno available for players both online and televised next month. They are already projecting $70 million a year from the online gambling, which they say will go to educational programs. They say that they will also be able to balance the state budget.

The state says that in this economy they simply needed something to keep them afloat. They said that the amount of players asking for it was substantial, so they had to do something to assuage their need for online gambling.

However, if keno is available online than they are truly participating in online gambling. With it being illegal everywhere but seemingly in Ohio � one has to wonder how they are getting away with it. Not only that, but it doesn�t take a genius to figure out that other states are going to follow suit.





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