Yesterday the news was announced that the U.S. government approved a law prohibiting gambling over the Internet. It now requires only the signature of President to make criminals of all U.S. residents who have the courage to gamble online.
However, as correctly, it was noticed in some forums, this law automatically makes criminals and all the U.S. partners, who will receive income from U.S. players. While here, I think there is nothing to fear. Online casinos simply do not allow their games the Americans. The first swallows, declared on these policies – William Hill and InterCasino.
Full text of the Act Internet Gambling Prohibition and Enforcement Act can be found in the Library of Congress. Unfortunately, I can not give direct links because the search results there eventually be removed.
Well, despite the fact that shares of the largest gambling campaigns leading up to the network immediately dropped by 50% -70%, I think that the industry get out by shifting to the Asian market. Asians are no less reckless than the Americans, in fact. The only problem is … in the availability of the network for them … and then access the Internet on today in Asia is suffering a bit, it’s also a fact. So the online casino and poker will continue to live by going to a new round of the spiral of development. As if switched transmission, and drove on.
Of course, we can say that the golden age of online gaming has passed, and growth companies are no longer the same. So that there is growth, is now gambling houses will be concerned not so much rise as licking the wounds after such a cruel blow of fate.
As for the Americans, they have now again one way – the U.S. authorities to carefully fold the path of online entertainment back to the “good old Las Vegas.” The government created this law precisely because of the enormous drain of money from the country’s offshore areas. After all, there are registered and almost all online casinos and online poker rooms. Now money will flow of ordinary Americans not to obscure offshore firm, and his favorite, and such familiar casinos of Nevada …
Meanwhile, the most intelligent and forward-thinking players – online poker professionals – have long left their native states and moved into a more peaceful country (!), Where such laws do not have stupid, and taxes are lower.
Of course, Internet Gambling Prohibition and Enforcement Act will not cause mass migration of the rest of the gambling population of the United States. However, U.S. citizens still in stock this way to circumvent the law – to change the country of residence.
