Online Gambling Features Again in US Media

The US gambling situation has developed to the extent that TIME Magazine has felt compelled to weigh in on the topic. TIME is normally concerned with high-brow US and global matters, but has recently decided to consider the future of online gambling in New Jersey. The press is a major positive for the cause in the US and should help by directing more attention toward it. TIME's article also legitimises the potential of the concept by galvanizing it through recognition. A negative article would have undermined the potential for online gambling, but thankfully that was not the case.

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Focus on New Jersey

As mentioned above, the article was focused on Atlantic City and New Jersey. Apparently it has been the case that Atlantic City has been on the decline for several years now, resulting in the casinos embracing the potential of gambling online to help increase trade. For the most part, Atlantic City casino operators have been in favour of the concept, but there are those who remain opposed. Las Vegas Sands CEO Sheldon Adelson voiced concern that there is no way of determining that online bets have 'been placed in a rational and consensual manner'. But then it could also be argued that the free booze of Las Vegas would impair the betting behaviour of consumers.

Gamble Anywhere in the State

The law drafted for Atlantic City will also cover the entire state of New Jersey. It will allow adults within the state limits to gamble anywhere online in the state. Analysts have predicted that New York patron might even cross the river to sit and play online in New Jersey coffee shops with Wi-Fi access. Others are scared that the concept will completely wreck the land-based industry present in Atlantic City, incorrectly assuming that players will only wish to play online from that point forth.

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Naïve View of Playing Online

American media seems to be petrified of the possibility that all land-based casino patrons in states where it is legal to gambling online will never visit a casino ever again. They don't seem to understand that the gambling online and offline are really rather different experience. Players that want to visit casinos are mostly doing so because that is where they want to play. Players from the UK can play casino games on their mobile and plenty of them still enjoy a night in a real-life casino.