Online Gambling Ruling Under Discussion

March 14, 2008

The ruling is not necessarily a good one, but not a bad one either – which lets both sides claim victory. iMEGA is claiming victory for the ruling on their challenge of the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act, or UIGEA, but others are saying that they might be claiming that victory a little too fast.

They are saying that the basis of the ruling is that the case was dismissed, which does not bode well for online gambling. However, they are also saying that the iMEGA may have taken their case to the wrong court.

They are agreed that the ruling does make it easier for them to pursue their claim, but experts say that the best thing that could have happened was for the ruling to come back as the law being a violation of free speech and that did not happen. They agree that the ruling with standing is the next best thing.

iMEGA says that the ruling is good because the judge could have thrown the case out with prejudice, but instead they are allowed to pursue this further than her court. They say that they fully intend to proceed with the case, and show that the law should be revoked.

They say that had the case been dismissed with prejudice it would have been business as normal for the US and the online gambling ruling would have been able to proceed. Instead they are still able to fight it. The financial processing centers of the world are relieved on some level as well, for they were going to be criminally prosecuted for processing online gambling payments, something they say is almost impossible to control.

The ruling did let the banks off of the hook, which is a large victory unto itself. The ruling also held that online gambling is only illegal in states that have made it specifically so.


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