The internet has vastly changed the way business has been operating in the past 10 years. The internet has now become a huge medium for gambling, whether casino betting or sports betting. With online gambling come huge debates about whether it is legally, by state and federal law, and morally “right.” Many states have been trying to ban online gambling, but there are too many loopholes in state regulation laws for gambling which I will discuss.
An article from the E-Commerce Times entitled “Online Gambling is here to Stay” summarizes the problems very well. U.S. Representative Bob Goodlatte has been one of many opponents trying to pass anti-gambling bills for years. Every time he proposes a bill, it is rejected, and he revises it. One of Bob’s major problems in trying to pass a bill to make online gambling illegal is that many question whether he thinks online gambling is morally wrong or legally wrong. Bob’s real problem though
Moral issues are a completely different issue. Many legislators and other lawmakers believe Goodlatte is trying to pass anti-gambling laws just because he opposes gambling. They could be partially right there, but that too is good reasoning. I am not against legal casino and horse-racing gambling, but I do find morally wrong issues in casino gambling. As I mentioned before, people are in a way breaking the law if they place a bet in their state if gambling is illegal in their state. What is the difference if it’s online or at a casino? There is no difference, which is the point Goodlatte is making. I also just find it disturbing that theoretically, a ten year old could get a hold of his parents’ credit card and place bets online.
I find myself very much on the side of Goodlatte on this issue. First, I think the legal issues are the most important. I am very familiar with the internet and I have read about many fraud cases. Hackers today are so sophistic
Example Essays Home
