Online Gambling Makes Prime Time
In light of last years cheating scandal at Absolute Poker the 60 Minutes New
program is may very well dedicate an entire 60 minute show to the investigation
and outcome of the what was one of the largest cheating scandals in the online
casinos gambling industry to-date. Many of the top internet gambling information
portals have reported that 60 Minutes has begun to interview professionals in
the industry – and Nat Arem has also confirmed that the 60 Minutes team has
approached the online casinos poker gambler for information on how Arem
uncovered the cheating scandal.
The online casinos and poker gambling industries have been under attack in the
United States over the past several years through legislation and laws
restricting financial transactions with internet gambling companies. And the 60
Minutes exposé on the Absolute Poker cheating scandal will probably do little to
positively reflect the online casinos gambling industry. In fact, the news
program has a history of three other unflattering reports on the internet
gambling industry over the seven years – so there is little indication that the
program intends to lend much support to the ongoing battle by millions to
legalize internet gambling in the U.S.
The possibility of the 60 Minutes show comes at a critical point in the U.S.’s
fight to legalize and regulate the online casinos gambling industry. Tomorrow in
fact a Congressional Hearing on internet gambling and the UIGEA will take place
to discuss the current state of the activity in the U.S. As for how 60 Minutes
plans to portray the Absolute Poker investigation, Arem noted in his blog that
recounted his conversation with representatives from 60 Minutes, "In terms of
agenda, I’ve been told that the goal is to “tell the story from soup to nuts.” I
don’t really know if that means a negative agenda for online poker, but I get
the feeling that it might.”
There is no way to really know until closer to when the exposé will air, but by
all accounts it will probably not be a shining moment for the online casinos
gambling industry.
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