GamblingIn the words of Senator Kyl, "we are closer than ever before to passing gambling legislation." Online casinos starting appearing back in 1996, and have exploded in popularity due to ease of use and anonymity. Ever since they first appeared, members of Congress have been actively trying to pass legislation that would ban online gambling. Two bills are currently slated to go before the Senate: the Kyl bill and the Bacchus sponsored bill.
This site is looking to address the question of prohibition vs regulation when it comes to online gambling. The anti-gambling bills have become more moderate over the years, as they have failed every time due to their initial harshness. Originally, the bills sought to criminalize both the owners and patrons of online casinos; the bills in their current forms seek to stem the flow of funds from American citizens to the online casinos, by making the use of electronic financial instruments illegal for use with online casinos. This would include credit cards and other such instruments.
Or should we take the approach already used by Britain and Australia, and regulate online casinos rather than ban them? Should people be able to decide from themselves how they spend their money, or is the government right in attempting to ban the use of online casinos by American citizens?
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