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Originally Posted by managra
Quoted from the article in Agamemnon's post:
""Edmondson today also warned consumers that in addition to violating state law, Internet gambling poses a significant risk to consumers’ personal and financial information.
“These sites require consumers to give a credit card number to be able to play,” Edmondson said. “Who’s to say the person running that website won’t use that information to clean out your accounts?” "".
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Statements such as those above, are, in my opinion (and I'm sure many would agree), merely "speculation tactics"...that some politicians/lobbyists use to try to persuade their colleagues and constituents. If a statement as such were used in a court of law, it would very likely be ruled out as "speculation". They can use it, however, but are coming to have to come up with a much stronger argument and valid case points than this. We (opponents) of prohibiting online wagering are going to have to come up with strong arguments to counter their case points as well. They are trying to capture the attention of citizens who are naive to the online gaming world or non-participants, with speculative matter such as this.
When it comes to debate on the issue, we will need to counter-point their reasons for banning online casino betting..for example: When they argue that gambling "leads to the deterioration of families" in a financial aspect, the response (since that argument is of a "potential, speculative" nature, would be: "The spending of money on gambling and control of such behavior and personal finances is a matter of personal responsibility and limitation...such as the intake of alcohol, investment in stocks, and many other institutions which are legal, under specified guidelines and regulation." Financial security on the Internet, as well, is a matter that can be considered with
any form of purchasing online, and should not be used as a "scapegoat" defense to simply try to do away with Internet wagering.