Lines are being drawn. Politicians are choosing their sides. The issue is coming to the front of everyone's minds, even going so far as to land a (poorly written, severely one-sided) feature story in Newsweek this week. Internet gambling is becoming a hot issue.
As we approach the end of 2014, it may feel like we've made little to no progress in regards to the expansion of legalized online gambling. There's a lot of things going on behind the scenes, but there's very little to show for it. According to one expert, that'll all change in 2015.
By this point, we know the whole song and dance. We know that while other countries are making sweeping changes to their stance on online gambling, we're going state by state. Three states have legalized it, and many more are considering it. We can now throw another state into that pile.
In the past few weeks, we’ve talked a bit about Rick Perry, the Republican Governor from Texas. The reason we’ve been talking about him is because he suddenly joined the war against online gambling.
A couple of months ago, we reported about one group in California taking online gaming into its own hands. Now, we’ve got a bit more information on the issue.[...]
The online gambling situation keeps drawing a dividing line right down the middle of the country, and the latest to come out in support of online gambling is the Georgia Lottery.
It’s really frustrating to deal with technology in the United States. While other countries around us embrace it and utilize it properly, we’re constantly stuck twenty years in the past and price gouging for it.
By now, you’re undoubtedly educated on the struggle to legalize online gambling. You know that it’s legal in three states, and that there’s a push to legalize it in more, but there’s a massive amount of opposition to it, specifically, Sheldon Adelson and his group of lobbyists.
Way back in 1996, online gambling had a bad reputation. The sites were known to be virus-filled, and most people stayed away from them. Around the turn of the century, that all changed.
Online gambling hasn’t had the easiest journey to legality. Rather than legalize it across the nation, individual states are taking it upon themselves to legalize it. [...]
For months, Pennsylvania has had pending legislation in regards to online gaming. Officials in Pennsylvania have been closely watching how Delaware, Nevada, and New Jersey have been doing in regards to the amount of money that they’re bringing in through online gambling. Now, one casino is testing the waters.
The more news that comes out against online gaming, the more it feels like people are fighting against a monster they just don’t understand. It’s been revealed that in addition to Sheldon Adelson and Rick Perry, some casinos are chipping in to try and put a stop to the online gaming movement.