US Online Casino Sites Like Ban
For all of the talk that the online casino gambling industry really wants the US
government to repeal the UIGEA and instead regulate and license the internet
gambling industry, there is also a large section of the industry that rather
likes the way it is right now. The US has a supposed ban on internet gambling,
but in actuality, about a quarter of the annual billions earned from the
international gambling industry come right from the US market. The US ban of
offshore online casinos hasn’t really worked. Sure, there have been a handful of
companies really negatively affected by the US legislation, but there are also a
dozen or so internet gambling sites that are running the industry well and
making a lot of money in the unregulated and untaxed situation.
Once the US passes online casino gambling regulations (and though it may take
years, it is the inevitable) those internet gambling sites currently offering
gambling to US players will likely be denied official licensing in the market,
so they’re not too keen to have that happen. Then to consider even further, a
regulated and licensed market will mean that every single online casino gambling
site is paying a portion of their revenue to the US government, which lowers the
profits and affects the wager limits, bonuses and payout settings of the
gambling sites.
Although there is no denying that there is a current danger for the online
casinos offering internet gambling services illegally, many of these sites have
a very real and valid reason for wanting to keep the status quo, stay
profitable, and continue offering illegal gambling services to US players. |