Gambling - On Being Legal Or Illegal

When the issues on gambling are being raised, the issue on its legalization will never be silenced. There are loads of debates about it weighing which is of really weight: the advantages or the disadvantages of having gambling legal in countries.

Well, there are points to count on and these points come from both sides.

There are claims that when legalized, illegal gambling that lures people to be addicted and have miserable lives would be ignored. For those who believe in this thought, they think that legalizing gambling and whatever forms of it would lead to a more regulated system in a country. Another thing they want to raise is that if legal gambling is established, there would be government-owned gambling venues; this would pull people to support legal games than those that are not permitted by the government. The angle of incurring taxes from gambling would definitely be a help as believed by its proponents.

On the other hand, even though how these contentions try to become strong arguments, there are destroyers of these.

In other countries that do not believe on the benefits of legalizing gambling, they stand with the arguments that if the government opens the door to legalizing gambling, it would just be like teaching citizens to really be into gambling, no matter how legal or regulated it is, it would not lose the fact that it is still gambling, a means of asking people to venture on what they have and try their luck by betting their money or other possessions. This is also a means of luring people to gamble when normally they do not.

There are loads of loopholes pinpointed by those people who are against the existence of the so-called legal gambling. The biggest loophole is that legalizing gambling is like legalizing greed. A government that would allow this to happen would be a very irresponsible one. Instead of encouraging its citizens to be productive in such a way that they would realize what the dignity of work is.

There are portions of the world that embraces legal gambling, there are those which do not believe in the benefits it could give. The choice of being into gambling lies in you as a citizen, as an individual.

Weigh things wisely.

Mrs. Pat Valentina

Should Online Gambling Be Illegal?

Online gambling is one of the most popular forms of entertainment played on the internet. It has many forms and variations. It varies from online poker, online casinos to online racebooks, online sportsbooks, online bingo and online lotteries, etc.

According to the Federal law of America, online gambling is clearly illegal. However, this law does not cover all the aspects of gambling and there are many loopholes in this law. A company cannot operate an online gambling website from within America. However, the law does not prohibit players from playing online.

There are many aspects related to the legitimacy of online gambling. First of all, since the law does not cover this issue with full impact, around 70% of the players are from America. So even though we have a law, it is not a law since it does not explicitly prohibit online gambling anywhere. The first argument definitely is this legal status. Since people are going to play it online why not make it a legal industry and benefit the people as well as the state.

The state is going to regularize this industry and get taxation advantage. On the other hand, there will be less frauds and scams because proper mechanisms will be established. The information technology industry on the other hand, is also going to benefit from this turnaround as new jobs and businesses will be created inside the United States.

Online gambling might be popular like anything but still there are many dark sides to it. First of all gambling is prohibited by law of United States. All of the websites are operated from offshore basis. People can only play online. Now only this playing has serious consequences. First of all, the frequency and aggressiveness of online gamblers is far more than the regular casino gamblers. They sit online for hours on stretch and are usually unaware of how much money they have lost. There have been cases when online gamblers had lost a fortune or were badly engrossed in debt.

While playing online, there are no breaks as in real gambling. If you run out of cash, you need to leave, even if it is specifically for getting cash out of an ATM. This cools off the player and he might decide better than going back to play. On the other hand, since there is no cooling off period and paying through credit cards has no limits on cash, players never take time off, which is excessively dangerous. Secondly there are many scams related to online gambling. Players have been ripped off their hard earned money because of unauthentic gambling websites.

All in all, online gambling can turn into a global industry. But first there needs to be laws for its regulation. With proper laws intact it can benefit the players as well as the industry. On the other hand, with the current state of affairs, the game might be very popular but it will still have adverse consequences for the state as well as the players.

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Is Online Gambling Illegal?

The increasing popularity of online gambling has created a storm in the world of gaming and betting. However, the biggest ongoing debate these days is about the legal status of online gambling. As you hear different things from different sources, it becomes difficult to decide what the truth is. And knowing the truth of this matter is of supreme importance to anyone who enjoys either the thrill of casino like games of chance, or the high of sports betting. After all, you don't want to win big, and have your winnings confiscated by the government as illegal, or worse, end up being prosecuted for having a little harmless fun!

So what is the truth after all? The fact is, unfortunately, that it's not that simple. One cannot give you a blanket statement saying its either legal or illegal. Different states of the union have different laws regarding online gambling even at the best gambling sites. In addition, laws regarding betting or playing at the best gambling sites differ from country to country. So, depending on where you are physically located, and where your best gambling site is hosted, the legal status of your bet may vary. In the United States for example, the federal wire ct prohibits any kind of electronic transmission of information for sports betting, especially over the phone, the Internet, or any other form of telecommunication. However, according to a 2002 ruling of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, The Federal Wire Act does not apply the same embargo on online gambling involving casino games and other such games of chance.

However, as with most things, various states have different laws that place prohibitions on gambling of any kind on the Internet. In addition, it is illegal to own even one of the best gambling sites in the US without the proper and appropriate licensing. As a rule, online gaming licenses are not currently being issued by any of the states.

The concerns are twofold, problem gambling, and money laundering. The government is concerned that the easy nature of access to best gambling sites online makes it easier for people to get addicted, leading to an increase in problem gambling. In addition, since the Internet is a place of anonymity, and money transfers are anonymous and protected by encryption, it is not only difficult, but close to impossible to trace people engaging in these games and transactions to facilitate online money laundering. As a result, a number of the best gambling sites have had to suspend real money gambling for their US customers. Since 2005 however, states like North Dakota have tried to legalize some online games such as poker, and are ready to regulate the operators of those games in their home states. The 2007introduction of the Internet Gambling Regulation and Enforcement Act has helped to provide a possibility for the licensing of the best Internet gambling sites. The same year, the Skill Game Protection Act was introduced, to legalize Internet and casino games that involve skill such as poker or chess.

As for the rest of the world, it is legal for Australian residents to play online poker or casino games at the best gambling sites, and even bet on sports online. In many countries of the European Union and the Caribbean too, a number of the games involved in online gambling are legal.

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Gambling in Casinos is Legal So Why is it Illegal on the Internet?

Recently the United States government has passed a law making it illegal for credit card companies or other such institutions in the United States to make payments over the internet to businesses that are involved in online gambling. I for my part would like to say that I am not a gambler of any kind as the times that I have been to a casino or gambled at one are so few as to be counted on one hand so it is not with a personal interest that I am against such a law nor is it that I profit in any way, shape or form from online gambling or any other kind. I merely speak out against a law that I consider to be unfair, illogical and hypocritical as it allows the same activity when practiced in Casinos in cities like Las Vegas or Atlantic City but not on the internet. To my way of thinking this is the equivalent of passing a law that makes it illegal to consume liquor in bars but not in restaurants; where the activity is left unaltered but for some reason the law strikes out against.

The issue to those who made the law regarding online gambling in the United States was so called "morality" which of course is arbitrary and if one looks at things from a purely logical point of view should never be used as a basis for law. It being this sort of thinking which in the US lead to the failed Volstead Act. This act being the one that brought about prohibition in the United States during the 20s which contrary to popular misconception made it unlawful not to produce or consume alcohol but to sell or buy it. Meaning one could not profit from it which of course some did and in a huge way.

Morality regardless of what ever we may be told is a point of view which has always been; as what is considered to be moral by one individual or society will not necessarily be considered as such by another individual or society. For instance some may consider adultery as immoral though the law in most countries does not regard it as illegal or at least not anymore. As another example I can state how in some countries alcohol consumption is considered illegal on religious and moral grounds though in others it is not. However morality should be distinguished between right and wrong. Of course never losing sight of how even these two to a large extent are also subjective to interpretation though for the most part it is accepted by most of society that murder and theft are wrong.

With regards to the morality of gambling; we like many other things such as prostitution, drinking, same sex marriages, smoking, and drug taking can always argue about their moral aspects and their effect on society as a whole but can it be considered wrong for people who are past a certain age (18 in most countries) to willingly risk losing their money in an attempt to win more of it even if this be on the internet? These people after all are aware that there is a chance that their money will be lost, at least to them. This is a question I would reply in the negative; giving the following reason. Why should it be less moral for a person to win or loose money in gambling on the internet then it is on "Wall Street"? This being a place were even larger sums of money are won and lost. If we lend some thought to the matter; is "investing" money on the stock market not a form of gambling as one is never sure one will profit or not unless one has inside information which is even illegal. Naturally I am aware that there are those who will say that on the stock market money is neither won nor loss but simply changes hands well is it not the same case with online gambling and in this argument, let it not slip our minds that investing (or gambling) on the stock market may also be done on the internet.

If we look at the issue from an even broader perceptive is not gambling on the internet less harmful on the whole then investing or gambling on the stock market? Depending on how one wishes to label it, always bearing in mind that gambling is an activity in which money changes hands more by chance then by skill or knowledge. The stock market naturally being more harmful by virtue of being able to cause devastating effects on the economy of the whole world whereas internet gambling may realistically involve only those who directly partake in it. Furthermore losses from internet gambling could never even approach those that were caused by the "sub prime market" which has set the world in to recession; though few are willing to use the term, at least for now.

The reason the United States congress has seen fit to declare gambling on the internet as illegal is based upon "morality". I personally do not see how this be "immoral"; if such a word could be applied to people who by there own free will are risking their own assets as opposed to those who do likewise on the stock market. The stock market being a place where on many occasions those who invest do not even do so with their own savings but those of others who are not necessarily among society's most affluent or sometimes not even informed as to what is being done with their money. Is it not or should it not be up to each individual to decide in what form he or she wishes to spend or risk losing his or her financial resources or in this case not even on what but where?

However I in what be this whole affair see something else that perhaps some do not and that is if people are not allowed to gamble on the internet or at least those in the US then would they not be forced to do so exclusively in American casinos as they would be left with no other legal choice. This making it abundantly clear that with a law forbidding gambling on the internet on supposedly moral grounds then American casinos would no longer be losing out to internet competition. This leaving the road clear for American gambling loses to stay in America as opposed to leaving the country. This in my opinion is the real issue that is being disguised as morality.

Naturally since casinos would be making more money because of this law so would the United States government given that casinos would have higher revenues to be taxed which in a time of crisis would not come as unwanted income. This even goes further as when Americans gamble less in casinos and more on the internet they also spend less money on traveling to those casinos, or staying in the hotels which own the casinos. This creating a situation that internet gambling has not only taken profits from American casinos but all those businesses connected to them. So taking these factors in to consideration, I in my believe (if no one else's) claim this law was passed to assist casinos in America and their associated businesses in making higher profits while hiding behind the smoke screen that is morality. Moral grounds being that people loose their money and communities suffers as if the same thing did not occur when the identical activity is carried out in the casinos of Los Vegas or Atlantic City.

Of course like with prohibition which did not stop drinking but rather increased it; this law based on hypocrisy will also not stop online gambling either; even for Americans (let alone people from other countries) as all they need do is travel outside the US or simply find a foreign bank to issue them a credit card that is not bound to uphold laws that simply do not make sense and serve no purpose other then the interest of a select few.

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