I think major strides would have to be made before a state can allow online gambling. The biggest infrastructure that would have to be setup is establishing a regulatory agency that could oversee online companies. It is important to maintain game integrity and make sure people are not being taken advantage of. There are already gambling regulatory agencies in most states, but they are not setup to handle/verify online gambling (at least not on a large scale).
It is even more difficult when an online program would be used across different states/countries because a whole new system of taxation would have to be setup and accepted at a federal and global level.
I believe we are still a ways away from online poker legislation accepted in more than a few states. The best way to get there would be to play more poker at a casino in your state. The more money the casino generates, the more money the regulatory agencies would have. Income for these agencies are necessary to fund the development of the infrastructure needed for online gambling. States that do not generate enough gambling revenue wont have the funds needed to transition to online gambling, while only a few states (like Nevada, New Jersey, maybe Georgia) would have the means.
With the digital age brings a transition from legal and taxable poker to illegal untaxed online poker. This is reducing the revenues these gambling agencies bring in, which just further decreases their ability to fund the development of online oversight.
Totally agree with what you have said. The government would not say no to so many millions of dollars in revenue, I actually believe they were on verge of doing so before black Friday. I just think what happened with full tilt was the snapping point of total mistrust to online gambling industry especially poker as the main title. The only problem that stinks to me to this day is that in my opinion, something went very wrong with PokerStars.. When FBI declared FTP as a full-blown money laundry for CEO and friends. PokerStars was next in line and declared by FBI as a scam to uncomparable scale to FTP ... The unofficial news came up from left and right of almost of billion-dollar withdrawal and money moves from PokerStars to offshore accounts. Hell, they even confirmed that PSstars was tipped of by their own people days before that they could close up major accounts and CEO to flee to EU days before.... Mind blow is after all this wheel turning and US government facing millions of dollars of debt that will fall on it's back after FTP being a broke ass a miracle happened. Pokerstars has been officially punished by government for bad business conduct so just banned from Vegas
what ? ?? That's all ... They gladly offered to pay of FTP debt ... OF COURSE YOU WOULD you just got slapped on a wrist... which I'm sure was just major part of the deal. Won yourself MONOPOLY for the whole world of online poker. FBI agreed to not pursue further investigation.
Funny thing is government confirmed in my opinion how crooked PStars is and how they will never ever allow him back in the USA after all this happened is by destroying their planned casino plans in NJ that were totally slashed just by not giving them simple agreement to purchase gambling license... A what? I never even heard of casino ever been refused such thing... Pokerstars never appealed this decision? Why ... funny... They partnered with some low player to open dead house casino online in NJ which last 40 times I've checked looks like a bogus site that attracts a traffic of 1000 people on Saturday night ... JOKE
Next thing is they legally could apply for such license in Vegas next year and them being such massive major player with so many billions behind could shake up few coins and make this new investment in VEGAs since their ban expires in a year. Guess what such a giant that could easily reenter this American not even planning to sponsor a single game in that city... You can't even hear them trying to consider it... So yeah just wanted to bring this out but I think it's another major tell that they will never be allowed on US soil again.
That being said I don't think anyone will ever be allowed to take monopoly for online poker in this country until:
1. They won't upfront XX millions to the government for them to voluntarily open commission that will regulate such games. That government will keep their own people schedule random check and throw own regulations into the online world.
2. They won't base their 100% servers in USA address. I'm sure they won't even allow customer service to be based in
india .... with this type of business.
3. Taxes, taxes, taxes. Yes, we players will gladly face 25 % gambling tax or even more to play our favorite game but I think what PokerStars would face as a corporation in taxes would definitely be close to 50% + of revenue. Which would make move here right here pure dumbest thing they have ever done.
i agree. its ridiculous that we can't play online freely. the gov does whats convenient for the gov.
That is exactly what I thought for years. But I tell you what I'm not the smartest person in this world I'm not math geek either. If there is website online that will let you play poker but their shuffle algorithm is rigged into 80%
odds house favorite how will you prove it? Even if you do what will they do to PANAMA BASED site lol big nothing. If it robs you of a hundred and you gave up smelling stink there will be someone else tomorrow losing 4k. That's why the government doesn't allow it because they know after those 2 major black Friday players that no matter what they will do and won't make strict rules they will be robbing people legally blind. It's just what it is and nothing we can do. We gotta wait and hope.
