Online Gamblers Won�t Stop

October 29, 2008

You can make something illegal all you want, but if people want to keep doing it they are going to. You might be able to deter some from it, but many are going to still take part in whatever it is you have told them not to do. Perfect example of this is online gambling.

When the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act was passed many thought, mistakenly, that this would put an end to all of the online gambling and poker playing because it was now illegal. Well, really it isn�t illegal � but that is another convoluted story.

But the fact of the matter is that people are still playing online gambling and the industry is a billion dollar one � and the only ones not benefiting are the government as they refuse to regulate it. Other countries have seen the light of day and chosen to make online gambling legal and are making money hand over fist.

The US Government however, made online gambling illegal, and the industry got stronger. It was almost as if all of those people who didn�t play before got mad because now they were told they couldn�t and started playing. With the internet you can play anything � slot machines, baccarat, poker, etc. right in your living room, so why would anyone give that up?

Industry experts say that business is booming and that there will be more online poker games per day by the end of the year than all of the online casinos put together � it is that popular of a game. With this in mind, the US might want to think twice about throwing all of that online gambling money away.

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