Internet Gamblers Can Afford the Money

A gambling industry survey shows that people who use the Internet to place their bets tend to be affluent and educated - a finding that could help advocates of a federal law change to legalize such wagering.Release of the American Gaming Association survey on Monday follows the Washington, D-C.-based casino trade group's recent call for a congressional study of Internet gambling now that other countries, including Great Britain, are moving to authorize online betting.

Frank Fahrenkopf Jr., AGA president, said the group has opposed legalization of Internet gambling in the past "because regulators were opposed to it, and we're the strongest supporters of tough regulation. "But the technology has changed greatly, and now Great Britain is legalizing online gambling - and we're saying that Congress ought to take a look at (online gambling)," Fahrenkopf said

May 8, 2006
Posted By Hector Rodriguez
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