- The MSN Gaming ZoneOnline gambling ban: will it change anything?
As online gaming companies scream murder after President Bush signed a bill that makes Internet gambling illegal, there are few who are looking at the good side of the story. Congress, for that matter, sees the ban as a first step towards easing the burden of debt on banks and credit card companies that process these transactions. Data shows that there are approximately 2 million people in US who come under the classification of pathological gamblers. Many gamble much more than they can afford to lose and continue to game online with savings and income till the last of their money is gone. They avoid paying bills and end up feeling depressed often with suicidal tendencies, due to the losses and failure incurred in gambling. Besides this segment there are approximately 6 million Americans who come under the criteria of problem gamblers and suffer with some of the consequences from gambling. Recent reports also show that Americans are falling deeper into debt, though the blame cannot be laid totally on gambling. Whatever the reasons and explanations be, one thing that all expect is illegality. Those who are addicted to gambling will find ways to break the system and play. However a ban may surely help to cut down the number of US players participating. By how much, is a figure we all look forward to.