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Political Position on Online Casinos: Clinton

It’s an election year in the United States, which means that voters across the country are asked some weighty questions and are forced to look at the pros and cons for each presidential candidate for nomination – the President after all shapes U.S. policy for the next four to eight years. That makes voting 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.

It seems that Clinton has wisely chosen to hold off on a firm stance on the online casinos issue and instead stay open ended about the ban pending further study and research into the effects of internet gambling and plausibility of licensing and regulation. The fact that Clinton is willing to study the issue further isn’t necessarily a negative, but the Executive Director of the Players Poker Alliance, John Pappas, has some reservations where Clinton is concerned.

Pappas though commented on Clintons support for a study of the online casinos industry first, he notes, “The PPA’s position has always been that a study is nice, but regulation is better. Other countries have gone down the path of regulation and so there really isn’t that much to study. The reality is that politicians like to point to something as a reason to support it. Clinton’s study could be what they need to support regulation.”

That being said, Clinton seems to support the idea that reopening the online casinos industry in the U.S. will bring the U.S. back into the international trade community. And boy wouldn’t that be nice, the U.S. back in compliance with World Trade Organisation trade agreements.

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