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The United States is catching a lot of bad press in the international online casino gambling industry because of the government’s decision to ignore not only the efforts of the European Union to address complaints, but US officials are blatantly ignoring a previous ruling from the World Trade Organization that the US’s UIGEA contravened international trade agreements by blocking offshore online casinos and protecting US gambling companies from competition. But, all of this criticism does not take into consideration those politicians who are actually lobbying for change and recognize that the US is out of its international rights with continued block and ban of foreign online casino gambling sites.

Steve Cohen, (D-Tenn.), came out last month to the charity function that the PPA hosted to conclude the National Poker Week. Cohen not only came out in support of the charity, but he was very vocal in his support of the PPA’s efforts to create a legalized and regulated internet gambling market. Cohen’s sentiments echoed the main message that the online casinos and internet gambling sites are trying to send out to the rest of the world, he notes, “We need revenue and if poker is something people like to do that is fun, doesn’t hurt anybody, and is a game of skill, then we ought to make it legal. We should let people tax it and allow it to be played."

The argument for taxing the online casinos and internet poker sites as a source of revenue for the federal government is a hot topic right now. The government is currently in a huge budget deficit and is attempting to fund new programs and efforts to bail out the failing US economy. Cohen’s point is solid. Online poker players are already playing the skill game, why not tax it, reap the benefits, and make the American public jus that much happier.