The government has a right to protect its citizens and from the rest of us from paying our taxes from criminal charges created from it. The big gambiling sites are currently not in the US to escape prosecution. It is an estimated $10 billion/year business. The banking industry opposes all of this. Gambling is expanding to cell phone's now too. I think it comes down to the govt sitting quietly and letting people throw money away on a fools bet. I personally think it should be regulated rather than prohibited, but since online betting is illegal for US companies to offer I guess that would never happen.