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Debates are raging in the United States about the online casino gambling industry – so much so that there is not likely to be much of a change any time too soon despite the hopes of the gambling sites. There is so much controversy surrounding the internet gambling industry and the current Obama administration has a lot on its plate where healthcare are concerned so the internet gambling industry is taking a backseat to some of the more pressing issues. But that is action at the federal level; the online casinos are taking baby steps forward in the individual US states this month as the state of Illinois votes on new gambling laws that would greatly expand the scope of land and internet horserace betting in the state.

Several US states have begun to consider legalizing forms of online casino betting and poker within the state borders as a way to bring in more cash revenue into the state budget. Illinois is the first of the US states to make such a bold move that is only theoretically legal; some experts still believe that the in-state internet gambling sites may not be legal under the UIGEA. The problem is, the UIGEA is so ambiguous that it’s hard to know just where legality lies.

Although the online casino gambling and poker industry is riding a fine line of legality, there is a very real chance that Illinois will start a rampant trend in the US. Budgets are tight and internet gambling is popular, with the proper regulations and controls in place the state governments believe that there is enough revenue potential to justify the licensing and regulation of internet betting operations that will operate only for gamblers within that state’s borders. This may be only a small step but it is the closest thing to progress that the online casino industry has seen in the past several years.