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October 25, 2007 With so many countries, including residents of our own, fighting the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act (UIGEA), it seems that it would be only a matter of time before residents of the US took their fight to the internet. With You Tube being so incredibly popular with the average American, it only seemed to make sense that a video posted on their site would be the way to get their message across.
The Association of Players, Casinos and Webmasters (APCW) has launched a new video called �Why We Fight�� outlining exactly why the group continues to fight for online gambling. They basically start it by saying that they are aware of all of the problems out there today and that they know that online gambling seems minute compared to them; however, there are reasons for fighting the UIGEA that go way beyond the online gambling part itself.
They say that the law was passed in the middle of the night, tacked on to another bill and passed in secret; that it does not represent the views of the voters as the majority of Americans today say that they don�t have an issue with online gambling; and that the law highlights the �deterioration of personal freedoms.�
They say that they are not alone in their push to get online gambling legalized again, as you can see from a recent Business Week debate on the UIGEA. They are aware that by passing a law such as the UIGEA without the voters consents, that they are not listening to the very people who voted them into office. In addition, there is the fact that once the law was passed, they received countless letters and emails protesting the law but that did not seem to affect lawmakers.
They say that if they don�t fight for online gambling and their personal freedoms now, what will be next? What will the government decide is too dangerous for US citizens and just take away without our consent? They don�t want to find out, so they fight, and will continue fighting until the law is overturned. |
