The Internet Roller Coaster
The United States online casino gambling industry is really one big roller
coaster. No matter what news we publish here on GambleCraft, the actual
situation seems to have progressed further and to a new opposite point. That’s
the case in the latest news at least. Although there has been a lot of
negativity about the possibility of a legalized gambling market in the US – new
reports indicate that there is a actually a good likelihood that the
pro-gambling politicians have a shot at passing through new legislation in the
US in the very near future. The current ban of offshore online casinos is really
like a ticking time bomb – it can’t last forever and there is a strong
expiration date on the UIGEA.
Some of the hope for the legalized US online casino gambling industry stems from
the fact that that Obama Administration seems to have more positive policies
regarding internet censorship. The decision to stop the implementation of the
UIGEA enforcement regulations on the first of December, 2009 was a huge step
forward for proponents of an more regulated and licensed US approach to online
casinos. Obama proved that he is not fully throwing his support behind the UIGEA
in that one decision and hope has blossomed in the US, and actually around the
world as major international gambling companies are eagerly hoping for new laws
in the US.
As always though, there is no clear time-frame. There is a strong possibility
that new legislation will pass in the new year (2010) that could realize Barney
Frank’s dream for a legalized online casino gambling industry that has strong
internationally recognized regulations and a tax structure that benefits the US
government’s budget at the same time. |