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**Poreponko** · 01-11-2006, 04:32 AM

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.

What criminal charges? Why is all online gambling a fool's bet? It's entertainment. I see fools throwing money away on things I think are worse than gambling all the time. It's a matter of opinion. Is buying cigarettes or a CD of some flash in the pan pop artist any less foolish? It's impossible for any entity, let alone the federal government to keep a fool from parting with his or her money. Anyone who takes a little time to look into what they are doing knows which online books are legitimate and which ones to stay away from.

01-11-2006, 04:32 AM	#35
Poreponko Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 486 Senior Member	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. What criminal charges? Why is all online gambling a fool's bet? It's entertainment. I see fools throwing money away on things I think are worse than gambling all the time. It's a matter of opinion. Is buying cigarettes or a CD of some flash in the pan pop artist any less foolish? It's impossible for any entity, let alone the federal government to keep a fool from parting with his or her money. Anyone who takes a little time to look into what they are doing knows which online books are legitimate and which ones to stay away from.
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