Online Gambling Cannot Get Complacent

November 9, 2008

It would seem that the online gambling community is still fighting, just not as much. They seem to have lost their edge, and much of it has to do with the fact of the election. With Republican Senator Jon Kyl seemingly sitting back lately – some say at the request of John McCain, it is possible that online gambling supporters may feel like they are winning, but they would be wrong.

Does it look better for the online gambling community now that the Democrats control the house, the senate and the presidency? Absolutely. But this does not mean that they can sit back on their haunches as they haven’t won anything yet.

Legalizing online gambling is undoubtedly going to be something President-Elect Barack Obama is going to be working on in the future, but it is assuredly not one of the first things he is going to worry about. However, with Republican Senator Mitch McConnell winning in Kentucky Tuesday night, online gambling might have an easier time than they think.

McConnell is the man who was responsible for keeping horse betting untouched by the UIGEA, so he may be the person to work for online gambling as a whole. Those that know him say that he is fair, and can easily see both sides of the equation, something the other politicians don’t know much about.

Some Republicans are not happy about his win as they say that he needs to be further right than he is. His camp says that he is right in the middle of the issues, which is exactly where everyone should be.



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