[Mason Malmuth]

Hi WW:

I'm not so sure. Remember, liberals want to legislate for the social good, and they often view gambling as something that damages this aspect of our society. An interesting extension of this, is that occasionally, the extreme right and extreme left will unite in their effort to ban or at least restrict the growth of gambling although their motivation is completely different.

As I see it, and even though it sometimes doesn't appear this way, gambling seem to grow and spread in small increments. The problem with legalizing some form of Internet gambling, even if it's only poker, is that it brings too much too quickly. Thus very few politicians are willing to take the chance.

Best wishes,
Mason