[JeffreyS]

However, despite the availability, anonymity and speed of Internet gambling, the structure of the Internet does provide a unique opportunity to protect consumers and prevent problem gambling. For example, a possible safeguard only available online is to have a self exclusion list, where problem gamblers can sign up and voluntarily choose to not be allowed to gamble online. This type of safeguard couldn’t be available anywhere else except for online.

The message we are trying to get across to elected officials is that, despite the prohibition, people are continuing to gamble online. Rather than leave American consumers vulnerable in an unregulated marketplace, we are better off legalizing Internet gambling and finding a way to protect consumers.