What seemingly started as simple arrests of online casino executives in the United States has led to the passage and signing of an anti-online casino gambling law in the United States. For the past year, many in the online casino world thought it unlikely that a U.S. assault on the online gambling industry that Washington felt abused U.S. lethargy would come anytime soon. Now, though, the world has changed and we're not just talking about a world with North Korean nuclear weapons. We're talking about a world having to deal with a U.S. getting tough on online casinos.
The chances that the U.S. will revise its anti-online casino law anytime soon, barring some sort of court decision announcing it to be unconstitutional, are small. The online casino world, which long thought it could act with impunity toward the United States because the American government wouldn't seriously go after it, has to think about how to deal with a U.S. government that has obviously been paying more attention to the industry than many might otherwise be willing to credit it as doing.
If anything, it can only be hoped that online casino executives are more humble now than they were even six months ago. If they want the United States to accept online casino gambling, then they are going to have to respect U.S. laws, not simply ignore them. How online casino executives approach future dealings with the U.S. government will have a large role in determining the future for online casinos in America.
The chances that the U.S. will revise its anti-online casino law anytime soon, barring some sort of court decision announcing it to be unconstitutional, are small. The online casino world, which long thought it could act with impunity toward the United States because the American government wouldn't seriously go after it, has to think about how to deal with a U.S. government that has obviously been paying more attention to the industry than many might otherwise be willing to credit it as doing.
If anything, it can only be hoped that online casino executives are more humble now than they were even six months ago. If they want the United States to accept online casino gambling, then they are going to have to respect U.S. laws, not simply ignore them. How online casino executives approach future dealings with the U.S. government will have a large role in determining the future for online casinos in America.