Are U.S. gambling portals safe?

[Thatchatch]

Are U.S. gambling portals safe, in these days of doubt?


The Wizard’s not concerned.


The Wizard of Odds, in his monthly newsletter, tackles the topic. Michael Shackleford, an American resident himself, whose popular site has done away with advertising other venues, and now promotes only BoDog on the entirety of his site; here’s what he had to say:

“I consulted with several attorneys and they tell me it's not illegal to carry advertising for online gambling, so we'll continue to carry Bodog's ads. It isn't my intention to flaunt the law, I simply don't think I'm breaking it, because I don't see anything in it that prohibits advertising”.

Furthermore, he continues to openly express his disapproval of the prohibiting law: “I stand in strong opposition to this law and any law limiting freedom to do as you wish, as long as you are hurting nobody but yourself. I'm proud of Bodog for keeping their doors open to U.S. players and am happy to keep them on as our only advertiser.”

The last time I tried that “do as you wish, as long as you are hurting nobody but yourself”, was as in a plea to an O.P.P. officer who was going to write me a ticket for not wearing my seat belt: it didn’t work. : [

Seriously, most players, and affiliates alike will no doubt will find some comfort in Michael’s words, especially that they involve some legal advice.

All that we can do is hope that he’s right, and that sites such as ours won’t become plunking targets of overpaid people that'd be better off playing tiddly-winks, or researching the holy scriptures to find a passage that could be interpreted as "poker is bad for your soul" or such.



With regards,