Wow, two posts in one day? WTF is going on?

I saw this article linked on my fav poker site and had to have a comment on it as well.

More reporters need to speak up and highlight what is currently going on in the USA with regard to the regulation of online gambling. It’s a disgrace that Obama still lets the DoJ run around doing whatever it pleases without any regard for the actual law, or the opinion of the constituency. They are doing some really bad things under instructions to never reveal that they are cracking down on online gambling, because it will further hurt Obama’s popularity as the majority of the population want to be able to gamble online.

It’s so, so strange that  sports betting is illegal, except in a couple of states. Especially when everyone knows the interest in the NFL would be a fraction of what it currently is without fans being able to bet on the games – everybody bets anyway! (It’s one of Sportsbooks.com’s slogans even)

In the rest of the world sports betting is a perfectly acceptable activity. It takes more skill than picking a lottery number or a winning horse! In the UK there are betting shops on every major street. In Australia, the sports news websites are covered in ads for online bookies. In Europe the football teams are sponsored by the sportsbooks!

Why does America insist on doing things half assed backwards? Sports Betting is never going away and they should just regulate it, like the seemingly more intelligent governments of the world have already done a long time ago to collect the tax revenue and ensure their citizens have safe places to gamble.

I’m not American, but I’d be really pissed with my government if I was! Get it together already Barry. And good on you Michael Hiltzik for speaking out about it.