July 1, 2009 (CAP Newswire) — One of the world’s most recognized investment banking and securities firms, Goldman Sachs, has reportedly issued a statement to its investors predicting that the U.S. will fully legalize online gambling soon.
Given that Goldman Sachs executives have prominent relationships with U.S. politicians — the previous Treasury Secretary, Henry Paulson, was a former Chairman and CEO for the firm, and Bill Clinton’s Treasury Secretary, Robert Rubin, had spent 26 years with the firm — this news can perhaps be taken as something more than just idle speculation. Rather, it’s a pretty good indicator that the financial services industry in U.S. is mobilizing for the very real possibility that online gambling censorship in the U.S. will soon be a thing of the past.