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> 9 Nov 2006
The British Government Has Something to Say about US Online Casino Ban
As opposed to the US government which has recently banned online casino gambling, the British government allows online casino gambling with strict controls and taxes on proceeds. Many people were surprised that there seemed to be no comment coming from the British government after the online casino banning law was passed in the US, in light of the contrast in their policies.
Finally there have been reports of a reaction to the US online casino ban by the British government culture secretary, Tessa Jowell who, in her comments, warned the US government that by banning online casino gambling they were asking for trouble. She said that the Americans should have learnt their lesson of what happens when you prohibit something when back in the 1920s they tried to ban alcohol sales and the result was a rapid rise in crime levels. She believes that by stopping respectable online casino sites from operating, other less reputable operators would step in – sites which could not and would not offer the players the security and reliability they were used to.
Now it remains to be seen how the US government will react to Ms Jowell’s comments if at all. It also remains to be seen if any of what she warns will happen, will actually take place as a result of the US online casino ban. Hopefully for the sake of the online casino players and industry she is wrong and/or the US government will see that it has made a mistake and correct it.
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