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The South is Making it Happen

Online casino gambling is illegal in the United States – there is no two ways about it, the US federal government has chosen to prosecute companies that act in violation of the flawed UIGEA. With that being said though, the UIGEA does have a little bit of flexibility built into in terms of which types of internet gambling are permissible – sports betting is in the clear but online poker is still taboo. Additionally, many US states are now looking at the specific wording of the UIGEA and contending that internet poker is not actually illegal unless it crosses state borders – this means that some states are actually seriously considering passing new legislation that would institute a state internet poker industry that specifically avoids the bans that prohibit offshore online casinos from operating in the market.

The south of the United States is, surprisingly, the region really looking at pressing the boundaries of the UIGEA and possibly legalizing online poker. Both the Florida and the South Carolina legislatures are actually considering passing bills that call for a regulated and licensed formal internet poker industry. The reasoning behind the new legislation is partly because it is called for so adamantly by US citizens in both of the sites, but really, that alone would not be enough to make the state legislatures consider the expansion of the land and online casino gambling industry. In actuality, the states are strongly considering allowing internet poker as a way to further fund the state coffers during the economic recession.

While the south of the US is making some waves in the media the efforts in California seem to have stalled. Just last year several California politicians were attempting to push through new legislation that would also allow the state to allow online casino poker to California residents specifically – this though has taken a bit of a back seat during the recession.