Why the Ban in Place?
Europe has started the trend and schools all over the United States already use
blocking software to prevent computers from accessing certain types of sites. As
the online casino gambling industry gains more exposure in the US and the
European markets there is a big push for parents to take their own preemptive
steps to protect their children from the internet by using existing free
software to block sites from their home computers. A huge argument for keeping
the controversial UIGEA in place is the fact that politicians claim that the
American youth need to be protected from exposure to online casinos and gambling
companies. Existing software on the market right now though is leaps and bounds
more effective at protecting youth against exposure to the market, so it begs
the question, why exactly is online casino gambling banned at the federal level
in the US?
The UIGEA does not work and online casino gamblers all over the United States
are still able to access internet gambling sites that accept their money and
offer gambling services. Software such as OpenDNS though is already on the
market, already being used by businesses and schools all over the US, and
already proven extremely effective at blocking online casinos and gambling from
computers, in addition to blocking as many as 50 other different categories. The
key to this whole argument is the fact that the software is both free and
effective. It works. And it works far better than the UIGEA.
A growing argument from the online casino gambling industry centers on the fact
that the main arguments in support of a federally banned internet gambling
industry can be effectively handled outside of the federal government.
Protection of the nation’s youth from internet gambling is not directly
addressed by the UGIEA, the vague legislation and even more vague support
regulations do not serve to actively support efforts to limit the exposure of
internet gambling to the nation’s youth. There are working solutions to these
issues so it really does beg the question, why is the federal government banning
internet gambling? |