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Online casinos seem to be igniting a civil war in the United States.  States seem only to be able to agree one thing, that they should have the right to decide the fate of online casinos in their country and that gambling has never been a federal issue and that should be no different for online casinos. 

California and Kentucky are great depictions of the arguments for and against online casinos.  California, like many states in the Union are suffering financially and have the good sense to recognize the potentially huge profits that could come from taxing online casinos.  But, taxation of course requires legalization and regulation. 

On the other side of the divide are states like Kentucky that are wholly against online casinos and blame the industry for the short coming in their own gambling endeavors.  Kentucky has given birth horror stories like Governor Steve Beshear attempting to seize the domain name of 141 online casinos, risking the destruction of the Internet just to give state horse racing venues an advantage. 

Then, filling the divide, are fence sitters like the American Gambling Association.  The American Gambling Association is without doubt one of the most influential gambling lobbying groups in the country.  Online casinos could really use there endorsement and the American Gambling Association flirted with the idea of supporting the industry.

However, due to internal disagreement, the position of the American Gambling Association remains hazy and impotent.  While the unemployment rate in the United States seems to be on a steady climb toward 10%, a multi-billion dollar industry that could provide state and federal resource and thousands of jobs is being kept.   

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