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US is an Example

Despite the huge controversy surrounding the US’s Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act (UGIEA), the Norwegian government looks to be flowing in the footsteps of the US’s flawed legislation. The UIGEA is largely unenforceable in the US – that is an obstacle that currently flummoxes US officials – how to make the UGIEA a workable piece of legislation that actually blocks offshore online casinos from accessing the US market without toppling the US banking industry in the process. Despite the inherent flaws and intense controversy surrounding the unpopular US legislation recent reports out of Norway indicate that a proposal has been sent to the Norwegian government that resembles the US’s UIGEA.

The only up side is that some in the online casino gambling industry are truly skeptical that Parliament will accept the controversial proposal, particularly in light of pressure from the European Commission. The Commission has spent the past couple of years attempting to eradicate online casino gambling monopolies in the EU – and some companies are much more reticent to comply than others.

The Norwegian proposal (like the UIGEA) specifically targets the payment processing side of the online casino gambling industry. Banning financial transactions with the gambling sites is an effective way to stop gambling companies from accessing a certain market – if you can actually block the transactions. Online Casino gamblers have circumvented the US restrictions on financial transactions by using cash cards and innovative payment processing systems – there is nothing that would stop a similar system from coming into place if the Norwegian government does in fact criminalize the internet gambling industry.