The gambling and betting situation in the United States never really seems to come to any sort of hiatus on the drama and new developments. The EU online casinos are pushing the European government to pursue legal action against the US government. Antigua has yet to reach a real resolution with the US Trade Representatives and the internal conflicts are a whole other story. Basically, inside of the US is a lot of dissention in the ranks about how to approach the cluster of a mess that is the US's internet gambling policies. The online casinos are definitely pressuring the government to repeal the controversial UIGEA. The Poker Players Alliance is looking to push the agenda of legalizing internet poker. And through it all the some of the land gambling companies are now looking to the online gambling industry as a possible savior - if the US passes new legislation in the coming months.
The US recession has had a really unique effect on the land casinos that once adamantly refused to consider the possibility of a regulated and licensed US industry. Now that they are struggling to pay the bills and adapt to the internet age they are really beginning to sing a different tune. The American Gambling Association is still a bit on the fence where internet gambling is concerned but many of the individual gambling companies are publicly voicing their support of new regulations in the US that would liberalize the market.
Two of the biggest regions to consider are Las Vegas and Atlantic City - these are the two land gambling Meccas in the US. New Jersey is wholly behind new legislation for the introduction of legal online casinos in to the market. Las Vegas on the other hand is interested in licensing internet gambling sites but wants specific protections in place for the land gambling venues so they can continue to effectively compete with the internet sites.