Attempts to Open Online Casinos
The gambling and betting situation in the United States never really seems to
come to any sort of hiatus on the drama and new developments. The EU online
casinos are pushing the European government to pursue legal action against the
US government. Antigua has yet to reach a real resolution with the US Trade
Representatives and the internal conflicts are a whole other story. Basically,
inside of the US is a lot of dissention in the ranks about how to approach the
cluster of a mess that is the US’s internet gambling policies. The online
casinos are definitely pressuring the government to repeal the controversial
UIGEA. The Poker Players Alliance is looking to push the agenda of legalizing
internet poker. And through it all the some of the land gambling companies are
now looking to the online gambling industry as a possible savior – if the US
passes new legislation in the coming months.
The US recession has had a really unique effect on the land casinos that once
adamantly refused to consider the possibility of a regulated and licensed US
industry. Now that they are struggling to pay the bills and adapt to the
internet age they are really beginning to sing a different tune. The American
Gambling Association is still a bit on the fence where internet gambling is
concerned but many of the individual gambling companies are publicly voicing
their support of new regulations in the US that would liberalize the market.
Two of the biggest regions to consider are Las Vegas and Atlantic City – these
are the two land gambling Meccas in the US. New Jersey is wholly behind new
legislation for the introduction of legal online casinos in to the market. Las
Vegas on the other hand is interested in licensing internet gambling sites but
wants specific protections in place for the land gambling venues so they can
continue to effectively compete with the internet sites. |