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A Weak Support Argument

Last week’s Congressional hearing clearly indicated that there are some serious issues surrounding the proposed regulations for the U.S. online casinos gambling ban, the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act (UIGEA). And while those in opposition to the UIGEA and strongly against the regulations presented a compelling case against the continuance of the UIGEA, the proponents didn’t really have much to say. Congressman Spencer Bachus (R - AL) was really the only proponent at the hearing, and instead of presenting a list of facts and information to support a need to online casinos gambling regulation in the United States, his argument was largely unconvincing and cited an old case that many feel grows more irrelevant by the day.

A core part of Bachus’ supporting argument for the online casinos gambling ban centers on what comes down to an opinion, and one that, honestly, he will have a hard time backing up. He remarks, “Illegal Internet gambling is a scourge on our society that leads to addiction and gambling addicts then turn to crime to support their habit.” Naturally the opposition to the internet gambling ban was able to note that the UK and other nations have a fully regulated online casinos gambling industry that has managed to largely control criminal and illegal activity.

Bachus also brought up the problems of underage online casinos gambling and used the news story from years ago that had an underage gambler – a teenager, who robbed a bank because of internet gambling debt. That story is largely unimpressive and internet technology today is only increasingly becoming able to protect and block underage gamblers.

And Bachus’ strongest argument came in the form of a letter that included the names of 45 U.S. Attorney Generals who support the UIGEA. But other than those 45 names supporting Bachus and his position on online gambling, there were few other voices that had anything positive to note about the ban and the effect on domestic and foreign relations.