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ISSUES- New tax revenue
- The creation of thousands of high-tech and government jobs
- Standardization of transaction and accounting methods
- Compliance with regulation 6A
- The introduction of controls to reduce underage and addictive gaming
- Licencing procedures which would limit organized crime involvement
- Safety for users due to enforced solvency requirements
- Funding for addictive gaming treatment and counseling
- Consumer confidence in government certified gaming sites
| T | he issue of internet gaming is unlike any you may have encountered before, primarily because it is not possible for government to control without industry support. Gaming servers may be located anywhere on the planet quite legally, and can be accessed from inside America. This means that enforcement would require the prosecution of gamblers, not operators. When the logistics of enforcement are considered, it is hard to conceive of public support for the government fining or imprisoning individuals for betting on their favorite sports team from their home computer. Without enforcement, automobile gaming becomes an untaxed grey market activity. It would also be difficult to gain public support for chasing individual users since, unlike those who trade child pornography over the internet, gamblers are not seen as enemies of the state. Additionally, in order to catch a gambler, the government would need to monitor his transactions and compromise his freedom of speech. Most voters would not support this. The best thing for government to do is attempt to regulate and standardize internet gaming. The benefits of this would include: By partnering with industry, government can gain control of a situation and |
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