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The only reason online gambling is banned in the US is because they haven't found a way to tax it yet.
The only reason they're going after the "big 3" poker sites is because they are making money from US players, and the US government has no way to tax it.
If any of you think otherwise, get your head out of the sand. It's only ever been, and only ever will be about tax. Another prime example of this "sin tax" as it's called is cigarettes. There's a reason I can buy a carton of smokes for less than you guys in the states pay for a pack. And it's not because cigarettes made in the US are better.
Same thing with electronic cigarettes. The FDA is trying to ban them because a. they can't be labeled as tobacco products since they contain no tobacco (so big tobacco loses out), and b. they can't be regulated as medical devices by big pharma; and therefore cannot be "sin" taxed.
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