Online Gambling may happen State by State
Feb 14, 2010
The US has been on a roller coaster with regards to online gambling. It seems that for every step forward for online gamblers, comes two steps backward which follow closely behind.
With so much on the plates of the US congress, the bill to regulate online gambling seems to have been pushed to the back burner.
This slow pace has led many experts to speculate that online gaming may arrive to the states in a series of interstate laws, instead of through an entire national reform.
This is already being seen in New Jersey. State lawmakers in New Jersey have already started considering a bill that would allow casinos in Atlantic City to operate Internet gambling which would serve residents within the states border.
California is another state which has also attempted to put similar bills before its legislature, but the tribal casinos influence has stopped the passage so far.
Speculators suspect that if New Jersey were to actually get this bill passed, you would soon see other states following suit. It looks good so far when it comes to New Jersey getting legalization within about a year.
Other states have already begun showing interest in the idea of considering a gambling extension which would benefit the state.
There are many Internet casino companies looking to base US operations as business to business, or to even set up software that would adapt easily to the various laws and regulations.
This may be one more step forward for online gambling and there are plenty of people out there with their fingers crossed.
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