Gambling News by Gambling Headquarters

It's an election year and already one of the biggest issues that has many voters' attention isn't the scandal of Mark Foley and the congressional page who he instant messaged for a year and a half, but it is a bill in which the government is prepared to crack down on online gambling. But is this bill going to stop and industry that has millionaires out of a few but has continued to send people into bankruptcy faster than some bad real estate get quick rich schemes the answer to a problem that may not be a problem? That depends on which side of the fence are you on. When it comes to online gambling, whether you are talking about online casinos or you are talking about offshore betting houses for sporting events, what must be addressed by Congress is why an industry has allowed certain programming to be it's milk and butter during a weekend. That industry I am talking about is the radio industry and namely sports talk radio stations. On any given Saturday or Sunday morning, hundreds of local sports talk radio stations use them to hock their own shows that are strictly for the gambling public. When you have local and national programming being influenced by these shows, it will be hard for the legislature in Washington, D.C. to try to regulate a free press because that is where you have to start in regulating this industry. But the legislators are not looking at this avenue because they don't think that is the problem. America if you want to stop a problem like online gambling, you have to attack some sources that may not have been on your target radar. As unpleasant and un-American as it may seem, to tackle offshore betting, you have to do more than put into words a bill that regulates your home or business computer; you will have to literally make such programming like sports betting shows that are seen on television or heard on radio stations illegal because they fuel an illegal activity.

It can be a very precarious situation during an election year but that is the avenue the Congress may have to take if they are serious about eradicating online gambling in this country. But for now, this industry will continue to thrive and make money for some and bankrupt others. And sadly that includes probably a few people on Capitol Hill who are frequenters to these sites as well.