Should online gambling be illegal?

[ccharles000]

I say no.

[Archae]

1. You saw the "60 Minutes" segment, right?

Talk about corrupt.

[ccharles000]

3. No I did not watch it.

What was it about?

[Ex Lurker]

13. the way to fix that is to legalize and regulate it.

Right now it exists in a gray area, which fosters corruption.

[trollybob]

15. Yes, we need to protect stupid people from those who would try to steal their money.

Those who would trust the legitimacy of online gambling are the same ones who would have fallen for the three-card monte scam pre-internet.

[aikoaiko]

2. Online gambling should be legal.

[Fovea]

4. there is room between wide open

and illegal. Strict regulation would be a better bet than driving online gambling underground.

[vanderBeth]

5. I don't think I would be the best person to ask about this

I don't gamble and am personally am against gambling.

[Ex Lurker]

17. I'll never try to persuade anyone they should do it

but it should be a personal choice, not the government's business.

[vanderBeth]

18. Yep

I'm not going to push it either way.

[Idealism]

6. Online gambling is already illegal in the United States...

[rwheeler31]

7. I thought it was illegal.

[MazeRat7]

8. It is legal and will remain that way until we are all broke...

see: Etrade.com, tdmeritrade.com, scottrade.com... etc. ;)

MZr7

[Cleita]

9. Nothing should be illegal. Everything should be regulated. n/t

[stillcool]

10. No.

I'm tired of the morality police, making any 'vice' a crime. It's time we start letting people out of jail, and stop fining them for being people. Smoking, drugs, sex, and gambling..what's left? Oh yeah..drinking. The only thing that can make you forget what you did.

[ccharles000]

19. I agree

[YOY]

11. Wonder if that would shut down eTrade.

What's the difference these days?

[Ex Lurker]

12. No. I supplement my income betting horse races online

Don't forget that banning online gambling was a GOP idea.

[InvisibleTouch]

14. I've tried my hand at that...

...without much luck, though. :/ I don't see the harm, as long as one doesn't get carried away.

[Ex Lurker]

16. it's taken twenty some years for me to get good enough

to make a little money at it. You can learn the basics in a matter of minutes. Mastering the nuances takes a lifetime.

[Winnipegosis]

20. It is illegal, isn't it?

It's illegal in Canada, but it's run by non-Canadians (aboriginals) on reserves.