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More US Gambling Considered

The online casinos may be banned in the United States, but that is just one very specific sector of the larger gambling industry that is affected, there are other internet gambling opportunities that exist in the US market as ways for the individual state governments to expand their land gambling industries legally into the internet arena. As long as the specific chance gaming of the online casino sites is not performed, then state gaming sites that focus on the games of Keno and video gambling could be viable opportunities for more revenue coming into the state coffers. Illinois is one of the most notable states in the US looking to expand internet gambling to help the state budget. Also considering poker or other forms of internet gaming are California and the US. New to this list though is a recent announcement that the State of Maine is considering expansions in state gaming to specifically extend into forms of internet gaming and gambling.

This is a surprising move for the very conservative state and there has been little previous indications that the Maine government was prepared to go this route. That being said, internet gambling (excluding the online casinos) is highly lucrative for the state governments if they are able to control the industry and stay within the federal mandates. The latest information coming out of Maine indicate that the state is considering internet Keno in addition to perhaps lottery and a few other sectors of the industry. Gamblers in the US are really lobbying hard for a legal and regulated online casino gambling industry, and these sub-industries within the states are a lucrative compromise – gamblers still have some choices, but the states are not violating the UIGEA.

There is a hope in Maine that the introduction of online Keno in particular will spark new interest in state gambling opportunities. Keno is different from traditional scratch card games and drives interest from a new demographic of gamblers – this increased interest will only benefit the state government as it struggles to cover social programs and other budgetary concerns.