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Online Casinos Criminal Again

The United States might just be ground zero in the global fight to give online casinos and internet poker a fair understanding and equal weighting with the land gambling companies. Not only has the US government put outrageous policies in place aimed at stopping all US internet gambling activity through blocking transactions with the offshore gaming sites, but now, individual states are taking up the issue on their own. The overwhelming trend in a handful of US states has been toward intrastate online casino gambling regulation as a way to really bring in solid revenue to the state coffers. Massachusetts though is singing a different tune; despite objection from some politicians and poker gamblers in the state, Massachusetts is on a path toward making internet poker a felony offense in the state.

If this new legislation passes, Massachusetts will certainly not be the first US state to pass this ridiculous law. In fact, Washington State currently has a similar policy in place, where being caught gambling at the online casinos and poker sites is a Class C Felony offense, one right up there with child pornography. The real kicker in the Massachusetts situation is the fact that the state is specifically interested in expanding the gambling industry…but only the land based industry, online casinos and internet poker will have specific legislation drafted and passed that make the activity expressly illegal within the state.

This move seems quite a bit hypocritical to many within the gambling industry and the lobby groups and online casino interest groups are beginning their own campaigns to counter what Massachusetts politicians are currently attempting to pass into law. The PPA (Poker Players Alliance) is voicing concerns, particularly over the fact that the politicians plan to hold no further hearings or debate on the topic.