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Gambling in Casinos is Legal so Why is it Illegal on the Internet?

Recently the United States government hasIf we look at the issue from an even broader
passed a law making it illegal for creditperceptive is not gambling on the internet
card companies or other such institutions inless harmful on the whole then investing or
the United States to make payments over thegambling on the stock market? Depending on
internet to businesses that are involved inhow one wishes to label it, always bearing in
online gambling. I for my part would like tomind that gambling is an activity in which
say that I am not a gambler of any kind asmoney changes hands more by chance then by
the times that I have been to a casino orskill or knowledge. The stock market
gambled at one are so few as to be counted onnaturally being more harmful by virtue of
one hand so it is not with a personalbeing able to cause devastating effects on
interest that I am against such a law nor isthe economy of the whole world whereas
it that I profit in any way, shape or forminternet gambling may realistically involve
from online gambling or any other kind. Ionly those who directly partake in it.
merely speak out against a law that IFurthermore losses from internet gambling
consider to be unfair, illogical andcould never even approach those that were
hypocritical as it allows the same activitycaused by the "sub prime market" which has
when practiced in Casinos in cities like Lasset the world in to recession; though few are
Vegas or Atlantic City but not on thewilling  to  use  the term, at least for now.
internet. To my way of thinking this is the
equivalent of passing a law that makes itÂ
illegal to consume liquor in bars but not in
restaurants; where the activity is leftThe reason the United States congress has
unaltered but for some reason the law strikesseen fit to declare gambling on the internet
out  against.as illegal is based upon "morality". I
personally do not see how this be "immoral";
Âif such a word could be applied to people who
by there own free will are risking their own
The issue to those who made the law regardingassets as opposed to those who do likewise on
online gambling in the United States was sothe stock market. The stock market being a
called "morality" which of course isplace where on many occasions those who
arbitrary and if one looks at things from ainvest do not even do so with their own
purely logical point of view should never besavings but those of others who are not
used as a basis for law. It being this sortnecessarily among society's most affluent or
of thinking which in the US lead to thesometimes not even informed as to what is
failed Volstead Act. This act being the onebeing done with their money. Is it not or
that brought about prohibition in the Unitedshould it not be up to each individual to
States during the 20s which contrary todecide in what form he or she wishes to spend
popular misconception made it unlawful not toor risk loosing his or her financial
produce or consume alcohol but to sell or buyresources or in this case not even on what
it. Meaning one could not profit from itbut  where?Â
which  of  course some did and in a huge way.
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However I in what be this whole affair see
Morality regardless of what ever we may besomething else that perhaps some do not and
told is a point of view which has alwaysthat is if people are not allowed to gamble
been; as what is considered to be moral byon the internet or at least those in the US
one individual or society will notthen would they not be forced to do so
necessarily be considered as such by anotherexclusively in American casinos as they would
individual or society. For instance some maybe left with no other legal choice. This
consider adultery as immoral though the lawmaking it abundantly clear that with a law
in most countries does not regard it asforbidding gambling on the internet on
illegal or at least not anymore. As anothersupposedly moral grounds then American
example I can state how in some countriescasinos would no longer be loosing out to
alcohol consumption is considered illegal oninternet competition. This leaving the road
religious and moral grounds though in othersclear for American gambling loses to stay in
it is not. However morality should beAmerica as opposed to leaving the country.
distinguished between right and wrong. OfThis in my opinion is the real issue that is
course never loosing sight of how even thesebeing  disguised  as  morality.
two to a large extent are also subjective to
interpretation though for the most part it isÂ
accepted by most of society that murder and
theft  are  wrong.Naturally since casinos would be making more
money because of this law so would the United
ÂStates government given that casinos would
have higher revenues to be taxed which in a
With regards to the morality of gambling; wetime of crisis would not come as unwanted
like many other things such as prostitution,income. This even goes further as when
drinking, same sex marriages, smoking, andAmericans gamble less in casinos and more on
drug taking can always argue about theirthe internet they also spend less money on
moral aspects and their effect on society astraveling to those casinos, or staying in the
a whole but can it be considered wrong forhotels which own the casinos. This creating a
people who are past a certain age (18 in mostsituation that internet gambling has not only
countries) to willingly risk loosing theirtaken profits from American casinos but all
money in an attempt to win more of it even ifthose businesses connected to them. So taking
this be on the internet? These people afterthese factors in to consideration, I in my
all are aware that there is a chance thatbelieve (if no one else's) claim this law was
their money will be lost, at least to them.passed to assist casinos in America and their
This is a question I would reply in theassociated businesses in making higher
negative; giving the following reason. Whyprofits while hiding behind the smoke screen
should it be less moral for a person to winthat is morality. Moral grounds being that
or loose money in gambling on the internetpeople loose their money and communities
then it is on "Wall Street"? This being asuffers as if the same thing did not occur
place were even larger sums of money are wonwhen the identical activity is carried out in
and lost. If we lend some thought to thethe  casinos  of  Los Vegas or Atlantic City.
matter; is "investing" money on the stock
market not a form of gambling as one is neverÂ
sure one will profit or not unless one has
inside information which is even illegal.Of course like with prohibition which did not
Naturally I am aware that there are those whostop drinking but rather increased it; this
will say that on the stock market money islaw based on hypocrisy will also not stop
neither won nor loss but simply changes handsonline gambling either; even for Americans
well is it not the same case with online(let alone people from other countries) as
gambling and in this argument, let it notall they need do is travel outside the US or
slip our minds that investing (or gambling)simply find a foreign bank to issue them a
on the stock market may also be done on thecredit card that is not bound to uphold laws
internet.that simply do not make sense and serve no
purpose other then the interest of a select
Âfew.



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