Behavioral Finance

The topic of the USA struggle against on-line gambling industry disturbs the gambling community. There is the old Wire Act (1961) in force in the USA which prohibits to stake with the help of the phone, telegraph and other wire communication facilities outside the bounds of one’s own state. Gamblers consider that this ban does not apply to the Internet, whereas the official establishment has another opinion. American DOJ has forbidden advertising of casinos in search systems and on television, bank deposits in online casinos (not even forbade, rather than recommended very insistently, but it was a proposal which was not to be refused from). At the same time Antigua through the court of WTO reached a decision according to which the USA either has to forbid its citizens to play in any on-line casinos by law or push aside all obstacles with regard to gambling. Several years ago a try to adopt a prohibitive law failed in the parliament of the USA still at the level of the House of Representatives.

At the beginning of 2006 there was no considerable progress on the front of struggle with on-line gambling in the USA, but in the course of the current year there are a number of serious causes to talk about stronger measures against on-line casinos. It all began with a new bill on prohibition of gambling games in the Internet. The same senators Kyl, Leach and Goodlatte who joined them proposed another draft (known now as HR4777) on prohibition for the citizens of the USA of on-line gambling games (all the types of gambling, including stakes on sport, casinos, poker, except for horse racing stakes and fantasy sport). In accordance with this law banks are to fully block any opportunity for gamblers to make deposits in casinos, and gamblers themselves are under threat of a large fine or a sentence up to 10 years in prison. Despite the fact that numerous polls show that the majority of the population in the USA does not support the given law, it was adopted by the House of Representatives of the USA Congress by the majority of 3/4 of votes. It was planned that it would be considered by the Senate, after which it would be passed for signature of George Bush who, as it is known, does not feel any sympathy towards games of chance. Fortunately, there appeared some difficulties with the bill in the Senate; hearings were transferred to the autumn session. There appeared the information that the bill may not pass the Senate from the first, in this case there will be created a conciliation commission of the two Houses of the Congress that will at the minimum delay adoption of the law for a considerable term.

Successful passing of the bill in the lower House of the Congress was, evidently, promoted by a scandal around a quite famous lobbyist Jack Abramoff. He was accused of non-payment of taxes and fraud with the money of real casinos. It was his active position that in many aspects contributed to failure of the previous anti-on-line bill, but at the same time after the scandal a lot of legislators are trying to distance themselves from it supporting a new bill.

Struggle against gambling in the USA is carried out not only on the level of the country on the whole, as well as in individual states. The first signs appeared in the state of Washington (not to confuse with the capital of the USA, the city of Washington which was the first to pass its own anti-on-line legislation as an extension of Wire Act. From now on gambling through the Internet or other communication facilities (mobile phones, palms are meant here and etc) threaten the inhabitants of the state of Washington with a fine up to 10 000 dollars and (or) prison for a term up to five years. Also, any sites informing of on-line games are banned. The Law took effect on the 7th of June, 2006, though, there have been no cases of its application for two months.

One more blow was delivered by the USA DOJ. On the 20th of July David Carruthers was arrested, Chief Executive of one of the biggest on-line gambling companies BetonSports, at that it happened in the airport of Dallas where David was taken from the transit flight from England to Costa-Rica. He was presented a number of accusations, including racket and non-payment of taxes, he was refused to be let out on bail. This case also concerns several people, including one of the owners of the company Gary Kaplan. Interestingly, but David himself is a citizen of Great Britain, and the company is registered in Costa-Rica. By the way, the authorities of Costa-Rica have refused to cooperate with Americans with regard to this case, having explained that David and BetonSports have not broken the laws of their country. BetonSports itself ceased work till the 14th of August, and dismissed David Carruthers trying to distance itself from the scandal.

On the whole, the situation around BetonSports is rather controversial. However, this arrest has brought down the market of gambling shares which went down in price by 20-40% in the course of one day, though now the shares are repairing an omission. Apart from that, a large marketing conference was canceled in Las Vegas which had been planned by another big online bookmaker BoDog. All in all, it is not recommended for a manager of gambling sites to come to the USA. Just in case. Several gambling sites after the arrest of David refused access for the citizens of the USA. Thus, the accounts of Americans are closed in the poker network B2B, in the casino/bookmaker/poker Coral/Eurobet and Victor Chandler, though, all these are the companies oriented to Europe, and Americans’ share is not high among their clients.

A few prognoses at the end. Hopefully, the Senate will not approve the bill in its current form, and it will be sent for a long revision at the minimum. Though, Americans have to hurry up with their final decision, for they are affected by the decision of WTO, and Antigua has already repeatedly applied to the organization with a request to control the USA actions. If the prohibition is not introduced or a decision will be made to permit on-line games in the USA, the gambling community will certainly breathe with relief, but no particular changes will take place. It will be much more interesting if the law is passed for all that. For at present up to 50% of all the money on-line is presented by players from the USA. Certainly, not all the Americans will leave online casinos, but outflow of customers will painfully hit the majority of gambling companies. Surely, the situation will worsen on the market of poker where it is the USA that is the main supplier of “fish”.

Football gambling can be very lucrative for gamblers. This can depend on how well informed the gambler is and how much information the gambler has about football and the propensity to make good and well informed decisions. If the gambler is smart and capable of making smart decisions, football gambling can be a very profitable activity. However, as with any type of gambling, the gambler must be very careful not to let this gambling get the better of their senses. This type of gambling revolves around the game of football and can be based on national football league games, as well as college football games. It encompasses all types of football games, and gambling can work with all of these, and other sports, games.

There are very many ways to go about exploring the world of football gambling. It can be performed online or through a traditional “real world” bookie. And if, through knowledge and smart money management, bookies or the gamblers are able to make a profit, football gambling can very easily make a comfortable lifestyle for the gambler, or exist as a fun, challenging and lucrative hobby.

Any type of gambling is easy to access, and if responsibility and precautions are taken, then there is nothing wrong with activities such as football gambling. This pass time can be very fun, challenging and it can also be lucrative in ways what would all benefit the gambler. One has to be careful and responsible, but gambling can still be something entertaining while it will still teach valuable things, or things worth learning. These gambling activities are easy to access online on websites and in internet rooms as well as offline in real world settings.

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Do you love to gamble? Maybe you like to play card games, or bet on racehorses. A lot of people are captivated by the art of gambling. I consider gambling an art because I realize that gambling is not all about being lucky. I observed that professional gamblers have become so skilled that they don’t have to rely on luck. Take for instance those players who are skilled at counting cards. Honestly, I don’t see anything wrong with it.

I don’t agree with people who think that card counting is cheating. It takes talent to do it, and if someone is good enough to do it, then he or she should be allowed to do it. Since people who can count cards do it all inside their heads, it’s impossible to tell if they are actually doing it or not.

It would be ridiculous to accuse people that they are cheating by counting cards. The whole “counting cards is cheating” business is just another method casinos use to ensure their winnings. Anyway, in this modern age you don’t have to go to Las Vegas in order to place a few bets. Online poker and Internet sports gambling are the new-age way of gambling.

Many people don’t appreciate the security of Internet sports gambling. There is little chance of cheating or using any sort of talent that is applicable to other forms of gambling. With Internet sports gambling, there is no sure way of knowing who is going to win when you bet on sports teams. You can choose to place your bet on the better teams but winning is still not guaranteed.

Have you ever tried to bet on Internet sports gambling? Computer technology has made gambling very convenient. You don’t have to visit bookies in order to place a bet; nowadays all you need is a computer and an Internet connection. You can sit comfortably on your sofa while you browse through the betting options on your computer.

However, you need to exercise some control when you’re betting on Internet sports gambling. You are probably aware of what happens to guys who wager what they can’t afford. So if you are looking for a good place to beat on your favorite team in the upcoming game, then you should hop online now. Satisfy your gambling cravings by getting involved with Internet sports gambling. Remember to wager on the right team or else you’ll be throwing your hard-earned salary out of your window.