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Changes Brewing in Congress Over Online Casinos

In the online gambling community, there is much debate over the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act (UIGEA). This Act passed through Congress just last year, and has spurred great controversy over the government’s right to decide how US citizens spend their money. The UIGEA functions primarily as through the financial institutions in the US. Basically, financial institutions are prohibited from accepting any transactions that involve any online casinos based out of the United States, or any United States based internet gambling companies.

But all of this could be looking up soon because of some recent additions to US Congress. Several of the new Democrats in Congress are rumored to be “casino-friendly.” Many in the online casino industry believe these new Democrats on Congress could alter the way the US enforces the UIGEA.

Ideally it seems that many are pushing for state control over online casinos and internet gambling. Right now, many states already have control over online horse-race betting, so it makes logical sense that they also have the right to decide whether their state residents have the right to gamble online. So though the citizens feel the ban on online casino gambling is unfair, the real issue that could turn this all around is the issue of states rights.