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My guess is that Sen. Reid would be more supportive of legalizing Internet gambling than not, IF he is interested in pleasing the Nevada gaming community. I think (just my opinion) Las Vegas casinos would like to see Internet gambling lagalized and become more mainstream. I seriously doubt they see it as a threat: just look around Vegas. EVERY casino that previously did not have a poker room either has one now or will have one very soon. Poker is bringing a lot more people into the casino, and the current poker craze would never have happened without the Internet.

People will ALWAYS go to Vegas in large numbers regardless of other gambling alternatives. Local casinos in almost every major metropolitan center have not dampened people's appetite for Vegas.

So, if Sen. Reid really wants to help the Vegas gambling lobby he will push for legalizing (and regulating) Internet gambling. The big corporations that control vitually all of Vegas will be able to get into the act, governments will make more tax revenue, boatloads of new fish will infuse the Internet poker scene, and everyone will be happy. But since we live in an insanely Puritanical society, none of this will ever happen.