9. The Chinese Government
Legal online gambling in Mainland China is one of the industry’s Holy Grails, and it may well come to pass; but not anytime soon. Right now, the Chinese government just doesn’t have much incentive to legalize gambling.
They’re earning plenty of money of from casinos in Macau, and have scratch card-style games of their own. Besides, they’re not all that interested in expanding their citizens’ online reading and playing options. Until the powers-that-be in China have sufficient incentive to legalize, one of the biggest markets in the world will remain shuttered.