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Extra Media Coverage for Internet Gambling Legalization Drive
When the issues of restoring Internet poker and online gambling crops up in the United States, information becomes the best tool. Many Americans stay away from Internet poker and internet gambling since they are not aware if it is legal to do so or not. Many citizens are scared of the UIGEA and its vague legal framework as well as ignorant of whether online gaming is legal or not. The more informed the public, the more there will be poker players online.
Educating the Public
Affiliates have the mandate to support the efforts geared at educating the public on the status of legalized gambling. This means the more mainstream coverage by the media, the better, more so considering the rarity of these kind of stories a couple of years ago.
Barney Frank's efforts of overturning the UIGEA are picking more support, while the legalization of online poker keeps on getting more and more attention. This is courtesy to efforts such as the National Poker Week, as more news coverage on online poker soars around the United States.
Coverage
Recently, the efforts at news coverage were seen in such a newspaper as Star-Telegram of Fort Worth, which published a feature length article on the various political movements towards the legalization of online gambling and the rare bipartisan flavor it has. The article explores taxation side effects.
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