One year ago, there were three. And today, the same three remain – New Jersey, Delaware, and Nevada.
Although these states have already been established as lawful participants in the online gambling market, efforts are still being made to reverse any gains online gambling has made in the U.S. in recent years.
In August, the National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL) took a formal stance urging the federal government to continue to allow states to regulate their own gambling.
This comes as no shock since the NCLS wrote a letter to key leaders in the House and Senate, protesting the proposed bill backed by Sheldon Adelson. An excerpt of the letter is as follows:
“States have proven that they are effective regulators of the gambling industry and the proponents of this legislation fail to make a case that we have been negligent in our responsibilities to the industry and consumers. This attempt to enact a wholesale prohibition of online gambling with the Restoration of America’s Wire Act is merely a solution seeking a problem.”
While this letter has been sent, the NCSL is not necessarily an advocate of online gambling, but an advocate of states being responsible for their own rights.
Since states are proving to be responsible, the NCSL believes it should remain a state’s and its citizens’ right to choose.
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