Online poker gambling could probably save economy

Rebuttals have been thrown back and forth in opposing parties as the debate on online poker gambling in the US continues. The Poker Players Alliance (PPA) has been seeking political support to help push the bill to legalize playing of online poker games.

As US government bans people from playing online poker games, PPA says the government should regulate online poker gambling instead. Whereas to ban is to prohibit, to regulate speaks of a different case. Banning online gambling would mean stopping people from gambling online, making laws and their respective sanctions if caught playing, operating, and processing online transactions (referring to banks and other financial institutions). This would be quite an impossible case since they can’t totally barge in to someone’s internet activities. Banning would cause a long debate with online poker enthusiasts too.

But if the government would agree in regulating online poker gambling, that would be another case - probably leading to a win-win situation. Regulation would be advantageous to both the government and the online poker community. Online poker gamers need not fuss about laws and whatnots anymore if ever online poker gambling would be legalized. And if gamers enjoy the freedom of being able to play online poker, the government should also be twice as delighted since regulating online poker gambling would lead to bigger revenues. In the current economic situation of the United States, the revenues they would earn from online gambling would be much help to lift the economic crisis.

The danger now would lie on online poker scams and obsessive gambling that has a chain effect. The regulation of online poker gambling could somehow save players from scams by subjecting taxes. Also, regulating can help track players who are gambling beyond their limits and could possibly help them seek help from professionals.