Americans Say U.S. Should Allow Internet Gambling

An online polling company recently asked Americans if they think U.S.-based casinos should be granted the right to run online casino gaming websites and the answer is an overwhelming yes.

When Scooop.net, a next-generation media site based on democratic voting principles and active participation of its members, asked people if the federal government should legalize online gaming so that U.S. companies can
participate, 67 percent of Americans polled said yes.

When surveyed about how people personally feel about online casino gaming, the responses were mixed.

Of those surveyed, 33.7 percent said that they wouldn't play an online game themselves but it should be legal for U.S.
companies to compete with foreign casinos. An additional 33.9 percent said that they like online casino games and would like to play them if they wanted to.

A majority of those surveyed feel that the federal government should allow online casino gaming but stay out of the oversight of the industry. Of those polled, 53.7 percent say that the U.S. government should stay out of regulating Internet activity by U.S. citizens, including online gaming, since the Internet is really a borderless community that crosses international lines.

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