Frank Catania - Online Gambling here to stay
Whilst most readers of netbetblog will already appreciate that US regulation is only an election away it is always good to keep a breast of developments. Frank Catania (former Assistant Attorney General and Director of New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement) speaks in the following article:
INTERNET GAMBLING IS HERE TO STAY [Online Casinos]
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The Internet gambling expert, who has in the past helped regulatory outfits to draft their rules, told state lawmakers from around the United States attending the annual National Council of Legislators from Gaming States in Napa, California that instead of trying to prohibit online gambling, state governments should start regulating this exponentially growing business. His views were echoed by several other experts addressing the conference.
Whilst, to us, it is clear that Frank is merely telling them what we already knew it is always interesting to see the issue spelled out so clearly.
While the U.S. has tried to prohibit Internet gaming, other countries have chosen to regulate it.
“The United States is going one way, and the rest of the world the other,” said Catania, who predicted that after the 2008 presidential election the U.S. would join the regulatory wave.
“The online gaming market will continue to expand regardless of any decision to regulate. Consumer demand and industry growth will force governments to act,” he asserted.
Another participant has at last seen the light despite the obvious problems gambling has. A little more realism would be welcome all round.
Florida State Sen. Steve Geller, a past NCLGS president, moderated the discussion. “We may end up with Internet gaming whether we like it or not,” Geller said. “It’s an incredibly complex area that seems to change each week.
An article worth reading in full.
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