Will ban end Internet gambling? Don’t bet on it

[spearmaster]

Now we're talking...

By Mike Brunker
Reporter
MSNBC
Updated: 12:37 p.m. ET Oct. 13, 2006

It took Congress more than a decade to pass a ban on Internet gambling. Now comes the hard part.

After President Bush made online gambling illegal Friday by signing the port security bill containing the prohibition, federal officials will have 270 days to devise a way of identifying electronic gambling transactions and preventing Americans from taking part in them.

Many experts on gambling, e-commerce and the law say the odds are extremely long that the feds will be able to come up with a set of regulations that will accomplish what the lawmakers want to impose on what has grown to become a $12 billion-a-year industry.

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[Cynthia777]

...federal officials will have 270 days to devise a way of identifying electronic gambling transactions...

Yeah..right..the Government takes soo long on some things and so much red tape, etc., it takes almost a year and a half just to get a chair ordered for the office.. still waiting ...

And a complex project like this..with time restrictions?? Don't see it happening... proposals stand a quicker chance of getting introduced to amend this bill altogether before this would even happen.. IMO

[The Watchdog]

Online gambling is like love, cancer, war, aids, corrupt politicians and migranes...

IT CAME TO STAY...

So sit back, relax... give it a couple of months and all this crap will quiet down

[Weedlayer]

Nice article. Our only hope here in the U.S. is that online gambling will prove to have grown too big to be stopped, and this hypocritical, moralistic, evangelical-pandering ban too difficult to enforce.

I only wish that (more of) the leading casinos and poker rooms were standing pat, instead of rushing to cut their own throats.

[Slotster!]

This may be true from a regulatory/enforcement perspective, but with operators/software providers reacting as they are - it certainly seems to signal the start of the end of "legitimate" online gaming in the States.

I'm astonished Microgaming/Crypto et al are pulling the plug so quickly.

[Forbin001]

Plus Republicans are going to get beaten down this election....have ya seen the latest Fox News poll? The conservative channel? 56% will vote for dems....40% for republicans.....whoa

[The Watchdog]

They pulled out some time ago...

However, I wasn´t aware Microgaming was following the same lead.

RTG still on business with US

[AussieDave]

I'm astonished Microgaming/Crypto et al are pulling the plug so quickly.

Me too, considering that I received emails from a few MG aff programs (no > than a week ago ) saying it was business as usual...

Now after the Bill's signed, I've received 4 updates, two of whom a week ago stated business as usual...The exluded USA states:

1.Michigan
2. Illinois
3. Louisiana
4. Oregon
5. Washington
6. Wisconsin
7. Indiana
8. Nevada
9. South Dakota
10. New Jersey
11. New York

I think MG has a had a BIG hand in the final exclusion policies being issued.

[AussieDave]

RTG still on business with US

I'm actually surprised that RTG has not pulled the pin. I'd be feeling somewhat nervous if I was the Michael Staw right now...Then again Real Time Gaming pay taxes...

[Lord_Have_Mercy]

I honestly believe they will start targeting players like they did people that downloaded copyrighted songs. With these new laws that they just passed a few weeks ago, while no one was playing attention. It will be quite easy for them to raid us citizens and get away with it. I think they will randomly target citizens to scare and make an example of. I for one will be extremely careful (if possible). B&M casinos maybe the way to go. We have a over zealous admin in office. That went from targeting terrorist to now targeting the american people. Dont be surprised if men in black ski mask shows up and kick in your door. Because you decided to play a "friendly" hand of Blackjack.