I do agree with you – no one wants it illegal.
But trust me – you do not want it legalized either (I hope I am wrong).
All I am saying is that the act from November should be removed – nothing less, nothing more. No illegal online gambling, no legal online gambling – just like before. And as you say – we already know which programs are proven worthy of working with.
Gambling in the USA in general is not like any other industry. There are probably more restrictions and legal barriers to open a casino than a gun shop. People from Europe are hard to convince on this issue, as they look differently on gambling over there. In some US states it’s a crime to posses a slot machine, if you cannot prove it’s an antique, or play poker with your buddies with real money…
I think that legalizing online gambling in USA will bring more hardship than relief.
I can see how some people would say I am crazy to hold this position – but I think people are jumping the gun here wanting to legalize gambling.
If we compare our industry in 2005 with what could happen if online gambling was made legal – I have not read any convincing argument that it would be better. If you think that the government would regulate this issue loosely – I think you would be dead wrong.
And I would really like to hear what most people think about it, especially people who in other threads in the past have asked about legalizing in the US. And also the moderators of this forum – as they should have a pretty good idea about the industry – I would like to hear what they think about it – are they “for” or “against” a possible legalizing of US online gambling, and why?