I replied in the other thread Happy, but honestly, it has nothing to do with the US or what's gone on there in the last six months. Western Union (North America) has always had a clause in their T&C's that WU is not to be used to fund online gambling, or something to that effect. Of course it's never stopped many of us and many casinos from using it. For awhile before UIGEA, many Micros even had WU set up as a deposit option within their banking interface. But they went through Western Union Europe which is/was a totally different business entity. You would have had the same reaction two years ago if you'd said it was from gambling, long before UIGEA.
I would have thought that someone who has read this board as much as you have would have known NOT to mention online gambling to Western Union. Not trying to rag on you, just a little surprised is all. You should have told them that it was payment for a computer job, that you're a computer consultant or
SEO specialist or something. Anything but gambling.
I'm not sure if your transaction has now been flagged in the system or not. But if I were you I would do as the above poster suggested. Go to a different Money Mart and try again. And have a story ready in case they ask. And if it has been flagged, try telling them that the original agent misunderstood. That you weren't gambling online, but simply did a job for an online company. Research,
SEO, marketing....anything but gambling. It's worth a try.