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Political Position on Online Casinos: Obama

As an election year in the United States, voters across the country are asked to weigh the pros and cons of each presidential candidate and vote on who will shape the policy in the country for the next four to eight years. That’s a pretty serious choice, and the primaries is the first place that voters have the opportunity to weed out those senators and politicians who may not be on line with their view points. One big issue for internet gamblers this year is whether the incoming presidential nominee supports regulating the online casinos industry rather than the current ban. As for the Democratic candidates for nomination, Obama and Clinton, it’s a tough choice for voters who may want more of a definitive stance from either politician.

Both candidates have voiced support for a more detailed and researched study of the online casinos gambling industry and the affect of regulating the industry in the U.S. On the one hand, Barack Obama is rumored to be an avid poker player – and many poker groups advocate choosing Obama on this issue because he has previously demonstrated a predisposition toward the land poker games.

Specifically, the Poker Players Alliance, a powerful group that is currently lobbying for internet poker gambling to be excluded from the current U.S. online casinos gambling ban, has suggested that Obama would be more beneficial in this regard because “he’s a renowned poker player,” comments John Pappas, the Executive Director of the PPA. He continues to note how his favor for poker could work in favor of online casinos poker. Pappas remarks, “[Obama] was known to play in regular games when he served in State Legislature in Illinois. From my understanding, he still plays and still enjoys the challenge of the game. There’s an opportunity to have him understand the difference between poker and gaming against the house. The latter seems to be where his concerns with gambling have been.”

But on the other hand, a Las Vegas newspaper reported that Obama has expressed concerns about the illegal activity that can flourish in the online casinos gambling industry – and that that issue is a specific concern about reintroducing internet gambling into the U.S.

As a side note: Edwards is now out of the race for nomination as the Democratic candidate for presidency.