Internet gambling is for the most part, illegal in both the United States and Canada yet a January Ipsos Reid survey has found that only 23% of Canadian respondents know Internet gambling was illegal in this country. (http://www.digitalhome.ca/2010/03/most-canadians-unaware-that-internet-gambling-is-illegal/)
In the U.S., 37% of respondents to the survey were aware that Internet gambling was illegal.
JimmyFace
2010-03-25, 04:18 PM
How in God's name would they regulate it other then take 30% off the top for charity or tax or something stupid. Anyone stupid enough to lose their life savings probably doesn't know how to use a computer anyway so it resolves itself.
Not really any different than casinos or horse racing or lotteries.
The study was sponsored by the lottery corporation. My guess is the Lottery Corporations are going to use the study to lobby the government to allow them to run poker websites.
99gecko
2010-03-26, 12:40 PM
I bet it's not!
-Mike
Give me 3:2 add you're on.
In the U.S., 37% of respondents to the survey were aware that Internet gambling was illegal versus 41% two years earlier. In Canada, the number was 23%, down from 28% two years ago.
This makes me think that there has been a lot of new interest in the past two years. Increased poker tournaments on TV have likely contributed.
haystack
2010-03-26, 02:53 PM
The Government only considers gambling moral when they get their cut.
My guess is there will be legal Canadian poker sites within a couple of years. Its cheap to run and the government wants the revenue.
gzink
2010-03-27, 06:41 AM
I haven't gone to the link but you can gamble up to $10,000 a week in British Columbia, over the internet with BC Lotteries Corporation.
Totally legal
timlocke
2010-03-27, 11:53 AM
If it is illegal how come the Mohawk Indian Reserve near Montreal is seemingly "allowed" to have a great big server farm providing internet gambling services ? If it is really illegal then the RCMP backed up by troops if necessary should go and close it down.
docted
2010-03-28, 01:40 PM
Yes and selling cigarettes is also illegal and there is even a sign on the highway I saw on TV.
gretzky
2010-03-29, 05:03 AM
If it is illegal how come the Mohawk Indian Reserve near Montreal is seemingly "allowed" to have a great big server farm providing internet gambling services ? If it is really illegal then the RCMP backed up by troops if necessary should go and close it down.
canadian laws doesn't have juridiction on the Mohawk Indian Reserve
do you want another oka crisis ? not me I was living near by the time it happened and all i can tell you is that there has been more deaths than tv reported
(capt Marcel Lemay for the ones who doesn't remember)