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Texas Internet gambling legality


by Jerry "Jet" Whittaker
Nov 17, 2006

 

Texas Internet gambling legality

Lawyers and lawmakers are trying to understand the law of Internet gambling. They often make the job more difficult for themselves by starting with two unspecified and incorrect presumptions. The Internet involves communications, it is assumed that communications law that in particular way is protected in some way by the United States Constitution and other pert of the world where sport gambling is actively played controls gambling on the Internet.  The Internet allows transactions to take place between individuals located on opposite sides of the globe as easily as on opposite sides of the street or near by areas. It is assumed that Internet gambling is controlled by international law and that it is a problem to be dealt with solely by national federal governments. If actual human speech is not analyzed under the law of communications then a wager placed through computers communicating with each other has no chance of being protected like an exercise of free speech.

Gambling and the law

The Internet in general and Internet gambling in particular are very popular now a day among the youngsters. The ability of large numbers of individuals to easily communicate instantly across borders has been around since the invention of the telegraph and all modern amenities. The United States and other federal governments become involve with regulating the telegraph and similar technological breakthroughs.  The telephone and short-wave radio are the best examples of it. The control of gambling has always been a matter left up to the states under their police powers. Gambling involves the health, safety and welfare of a state’s citizens. The issues of morality are the part of it too. These are almost always questions for the state governments to decide. Federal governments are governments of limited power so their role is to aid their states in implementing state exercises of police power and not to dictate morality for the entire nation.

Taxes gambling proponents

Gambling interests have risen in the Texas Capitol too much, spending millions of dollars on lobbyists who are trying to end prohibition on casinos. Pro-gaming forces the advocates for bingo, casinos, slot machines and expanding the lottery and million and million on their lobbyists this legislative session, according to state records is going to increase high. The investment reflects gambling interests belief that the state is struggling for revenue, as seen in the debate last week over school finance and the fight expected. It means the moment is ripe for new gambling to be approved. As usual, one industry's gain will be considered another's loss so such progress made by racetracks or casino interests, is sure to provoke a request by bingo operators that lawmakers act to protect their market.



                                     

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