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Wasting no time, lawmakers in North Carolina have voted to shut down the hundreds of online gaming businesses that have sprung up in that state, in the process seemingly defying the will of the public who elected them. Read more here.
They are obviously factoring in state-run gambling as part of their revenue stream in the future, and they are taking a pre-emptive strike philosophy against any online gambling entities that are not “state-sanctioned”. They will find out how hard it is to combat this, and it will cost them a lot of fruitless dollars to do so. But, everyone has to learn their lessons the hard way sometimes.
North Carolina’s own Winston-Salem Journal for the win: ” … isn’t it a little hypocritical to ban gambling when the state is already hip-deep in legalized gambling in the form of the lottery?”
and: “What business is it of the state how people live their lives or spend their hard-earned money? As long as the center’s patrons aren’t hurting anybody else … then lawmakers should stick with more pressing matters. Like, say, decaying schools, crumbling roads or an overdue tax-policy overhaul?”
I think the second statement nicely sums up the larger issue of censoring Internet gambling in the U.S.
With the economy in the shape it is, don’t rule out anything being taxed, include consumables like food (i.e., an additional tax).
I have no problem with people gambling as long as they are not doing so with money given to them by the taxpayers. A lot of people on entitlement programs sit in these rooms and spend money and then cry they can’t pay their bills.
They should have to provide their name and social security number before they play these games, then it can be traced to see if they receive money from any social programs. Also, if we are going to allow this to be legal, we should go ahead and build casinos where we get real tax income and good paying jobs.
Interesting idea, Frank, and I agree with that. If these safeguards cannot be put in place, as you suggest, then maybe we have to examine the entitlement programs to a larger extent.
Exactly PokerDude, but some cons to consider as UIGEA is seeing some of these:
Problems do exist as it concerns online gambling in the United States. The problems are both varied and extensive. They include the question of legality of online gambling in the States, gambling addiction and the lack of regulation of the industry in the United States. Some of these problems can be fixed if a definitive stand is taken on gambling. Others, such as gambling addiction may get worse with legalization unless measures are put in place to help decrease the likelihood that addiction occurs, though obviously this can’t be prevented 100%.
