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Wow, good thoughts, Matador
Quote Originally Posted by Matador: I agree with you that confrontation and defiance "aren't particularly effective when the minority is disorganized and easily marginalized and ignored." But that's because no course of action is particularly effective for the disorganized and marginalized. Compliance and passivity would be even worse. You hit the nail on the head there.
I thought the article was a bit ho-hum. I did like the points about the modern sportsbettor who's only bet online and with great convenience. He has no experience with a bookie. I fall into this catagory but if the government thinks it's going to tell me to not gamble in the privacy of my own home, they've got another thing coming.
Another point in the article was interesting: that there's 3.6 billion people on the planet, only .6 billion of which live in the United States, so alot of sportsbooks are going to go looking for other, less problematic markets. The article marginalizes the U.S. market (only .6 of a billion people). Keep in mind that the population of the U.S. alone is nearly the same size as the entire European Union. This is not a small market, by any means, and is without a doubt the richest, and in my opinion is abandoned to a company's financial peril. With some sportbooks leaving, this opens up tremendous opportunites for other sportsbooks and I have no doubt many will try to step up.
The government is fighting a losing battle here.
The best thing you can do is not be scared and to keep gambling online.
Fooey
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