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"Cyberspace is simply another venue, like Vegas or Atlantic
City. We think that it will be very difficult to prohibit Americans
from participating in online gambling."
(Harrah's spokesman Gary Thompson)
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Casino News
Even though the Internet Gambling Prohibition Act was voted down on
its first visit to Congress in July, it could rear its ugly head in
another vote in the near future.
As a result, the debate is still on fire and many more voices have
entered the fray, all of them pleading for sanity. Here is a random
collection of comments gathered from the online media:
Day Trading = Online Gambling
"Politicians concerned about
the intrusion of gambling into  the home never mention that a multibillion-dollar gambling
game---day-trading in the stock market--thrives on the Internet and
dwarfs in scale anything the pari-mutuel industry could dream of."
...Andrew Beyer; Washington Post.com
Why? Because I Said So!
"It's one thing for government
to encourage moral behavior on the part of its citizenry, but it's
quite another for them to mandate it. The first is the action of a
just and God-fearing government, the second is the act of a dictatorship."
...Lisa Dean, Vice President for Technology Policy at the Free Congress
Foundation.
Viva Las Vegas But Down With the
Internet
"This is the country that
gave the world Las Vegas. It seems somewhat hypocritical."
...Mark Blandford, legal online bookmaker, UK, commenting on the proposed
ban.
Problem Gamblers? Check Out VDTs
"If the Government spent
as much time and money looking for ways to curb problem gambling with
(offline) gaming machines as it is in targeting online gaming, then
we would probably greatly reduce the incidence of problem gambling
in our society."
...Peter Bridge, Lasseters Managing Director
It's not too late for you to have your say.
Visit the website of the Internet Consumers Choice Coalition by clicking
on the icon below. They will collect your vote and even help you write
a letter of protest to your member of Congress. Vote NO against this
bill and its misguided attempt to protect us from ourselves. You'll
sleep better tonight!
Reprinted from The iGlobalMedia News,
the only e-zine about Internet casino marketing and promotion. You
can read their latest issue by clicking here: www.iglobalmedia.com/news Also, please visit www.iglobalmedia.com to learn about their high-commission affiliate
programs.
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