According to the Las Vegas Sun, one more argument that online gambling needs to be regulated by the federal government, is not even remotely close to the fact that adults like the freedom to do what they want with their money. Nor is it close to the fact that US states could use the income from online gambling. The argument has to do with terrorists. Hey, whatever gets online gambling regulated in the US! Right? The case for federal online poker legislation was once about adults' freedom to spend their money as they like and states' need for an extra source of revenue.When that fell flat, online poker advocates regrouped and began calling for federal legislation as a way to combat gambling addiction and abuses, especially among children and senior citizens.But Wednesday morning, a panel of experts Sen. Dean Heller gathered before the Senate Commerce Committee's Subcommittee on Consumer Protection argued that the chief reasons to pass federal internet gambling legislation were a need to stop money laundering and stymie terrorists. There are indications that terrorists in Afghanistan have been using online gaming to launder their funds, said Chuck Canterbury, national director of the Fraternal Order of Police. There is no legal or regulatory framework for law enforcement to shut down this activity. <a href="http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2013/jul/17/another-argument-federally-regulated-online-gambli/#axzz2ZcMU8fcQ" >Las Vegas Sun</a> (full article)
