Money Takes Notice
The United States has consistently ignored the debate for new online casino
gambling regulations over the past three years – and this is primarily because
there was no firm reason for the US government to step in and change the UIGEA.
But the tide of public opinion for the online casinos is changing as the
potential tax revenue is studied and calculated. According to new studies, the
internet gambling industry is worth several billion annually. The government is
now stepping up and taking notice of the potential money that could be generated
from a legalized and licensed online gambling industry. There are several
governmental programs that need many billions of dollars worth of funding, and
the internet gambling issue provides the perfect opportunity for new regulations
that would also support needed new programs – like Obama’s healthcare reform.
As several politicians begin to increasingly announce their support for the
online casinos and pro-internet gambling legislation in the US, some people a
bit disgruntled. The fact of the matter is simple, when the gambling advocates
were arguing that the UIGEA violated Constitutional freedoms, there was very
little fervor. But now that there is money involved, a whole lot of money in
fact, there is a lot more interest in the online casino gambling industry.
Long-time supporters of the movement to legalize and regulation internet
gambling in the industry are justifiably upset that it takes money to make
politics work.
Because of the new tax incentives that are being touted for the newly proposed
online casino gambling regulations, there are a whole lot more supporters. What
was once a slowly gathering issue has gained tremendous strength over the past
several months as new tax proposals rock the industry and make legalizing
internet gambling all that more lucrative for the US government. |