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Old 3rd June 2008, 02:16 PM
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"Some Bets Are Off" by Jacob Sullum, Reason Magazine

Some Bets Are Off: The strangely selective and self-defeating crackdown on Internet gambling.

by Jacob Sullum, June 2008
©2008 Reason Magazine
http://www.reason.com/news/show/126022.html
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On July 16, 2006, the CEO of BetOnSports.com attacked an anti–online gambling bill that the House of Representatives had overwhelmingly approved a few days before. “We want to be regulated,” David Carruthers wrote in the Baltimore Sun. “We want to be taxed. We want to be licensed. Instead of dealing with us constructively to address issues of mutual concern, these legislators prefer to pretend that they can control the Internet. Instead of protecting the public, they would rather waste time on public posturing to their partisan base.”
It's a long article, but a great overview of where the online casino industry was, is and likely will be in the near future. Highly recommended.
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