AOL enters the online gambling business

[bigboydan]

The government won't allow players to play offshore, but they sure let these big corporation promote illegal activities.

AOL enters the online gambling business

AOL becomes the latest U.S. company to enter the lucrative online gambling business, still illegal in the United States.

AOL enters the online gambling business Although running an Internet gambling business is illegal in the United States, this does not stop the U.S. companies from opening online gambling shops in other countries.

AOL has signed an agreement with the German-based online betting company FLUXX to market sports betting on the internet in the UK. AOL already has business relations with FLUXX subsidiary JAXX UK, providing lottery to German users.

"As part of our mission to make the AOL UK portal the premier online destination for web users and advertisers alike, we are looking at a range of partnerships and initiatives to drive our business forward in Europe," commented vice president of interactive marketing for AOL Europe Michael Steckler.

AOL is not the first, but only the latest American company to enter the Internet gambling markets of other countries, while the U.S. government has hammered laws to prevent companies from other countries to operate in the United States. Yahoo Inc. recently opened an online poker room targeting U.K. citizens and a number of land-based U.S. casinos have made attempts in the past with U.K. facing online casinos.

[sportsfanatic]

Hypocrites.

[Omnivorous Frog]

The last prohibition resulted in Canadian whiskey. Bootleggers and a blatant disregard of the laws. Looks like history repeats itself here. Welcome to the isolationist state. One thing for sure, our policies enrich foreign mobs/terrorism. Same as war on drugs, war in Iraq and war on terrorism. As the world becomes more global the less likely corporations will be stifled by the government. Luckily we got the Patriot Act or I would be losing my patriotism right about now.

[Dark Horse]

We can't really blame the administration for not being truthful. They clearly state upfront that these things are not real.

Patriot Act, so named because aspiring dictators realize that awakening patriotism in the masses will give them absolute power, has no link to our Constitution. Critics held that it would destroy our freedom, but what are they complaining about? It's an ACT; a stage play!

Clean Air Act means the right to pollute. Has nothing to do with the air we breathe. Was never meant to either. Why is that a problem? It wasn't named Clean Air Resolution, was it? Another ACT!

Do the math. Before this regime, how many Acts did you ever hear of?

All you need to do if you want to gamble, is to convince this administration to approve an anti-gambling act. You need to be specific about this. 'Legislation' isn't going to cut it. It has to be an act.

Doh.