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Mr. Romney said he is not in favor of gambling as it affects people’s lives and he will not encourage such activity, especially as he feels there is too much gambling taking place already.

Such statements seem odd coming from someone who is being supported by land based casino magnate Donald Trump.
Trump, who is in the casino business, is preparing for the legalization of online gambling in the United States. He feels that the USA is being too slow in getting the process up and running, while other countries are moving fast and making things happening.

Ron Paul, a repeat candidate and a republican has a different point of view than his counterpart Romney, saying that people should be free to live their lives and spend their money as they feel fit. Paul was an advocate of changes to be made to the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act of 2006, in favor of legalizing online gambling.

Rich Muny, the Poker Players Alliance Executive Vice President of Player Relations, responded to Romney saying that with a fully licensed and regulated online gambling business, issues like under age betting, gambling addiction and customer protection would be spotted and promptly dealt with. But with the current situation, there is no such line of defense for consumers.

Romney is said to be the runner up against current President Obama. As a strong contender, he might want to review his stance on the online gambling matter as even if he does not approve it, it is a fact that online gambling is becoming a reality in the United States.

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Facebook is already the platform to many social gaming sites. And with the legalization of online gambling, this would mean more money.

Facebook is already receiving a percentage of the virtual funds being used via companies like Zynga. Zynga is the largest gaming network on the web with about $1 billion of revenue per year. So if Facebook charges 30%, it means they are getting about 400 million of revenue from Zynga. And that is through Zynga alone. So one can easily work out the volume of income Facebook must be generating through such gaming sites which use its platform. Facebook also gets returns from advertisements on its site.

For Facebook to reach $100 billion in revenue, it will mean that there will need to be some serious gambling being done on its platform. But this is not a farfetched goal to reach considering the amount of people who gamble and that too on such a popular social network like Facebook.

Last year, Facebook said that it would look into working with UK online casinos, as internet betting is already legal in the UK. But they will strike it even bigger should online gambling be legalized in the US.

US States and gaming related companies want online gambling to be legalized, which would be a great plus to the country in terms of revenue and taxation.

With the online gambling world entering a new era, Facebook is due to make it big and even huge.

SOPA (Stop Online Piracy Act) in the House of Representatives and PIPA (Protect Intellectual Property Act) in the Senate are meant to restrict access to websites that daub in illegal content and sham entertainment related products, such as movies and music.

Companies such as entertainment, publishing, pharmaceutical and other industry groups were in favor of this legislation as online piracy is killing their business, costing them billions every year.

However, technology related companies say that those laws would seriously compromise the freedom to use the internet. They also do not see how the government would make sure that only the illegal sites are cracked down. And due to this flaw, it would definitely lead to unnecessary lawsuits. Many other companies echoed this saying the legislation could jeopardize business models of legit web-based companies.

In the wake of such a controversial legislation, many media related popular sites have been quick to react. On Wednesday the 18th of January 2012, Wikipedia, Reddit and other websites decided to go dark for 24 hours as a sign of protestation. Google, Facebook, Twitter and others were against this proposed law but did not shut down.

I for one realized the importance of protesting against such legislation when I tried to access Wikipedia on that day, as this is how the internet could look very soon. Such sites as Wikipedia are an important source of information in our everyday lives and I cannot imagine having to do without them.

All this wave of disapproval has had its effect as on Friday the 20th of January 2012, US lawmakers put a stop to SOPA and PIPA which delighted the online community and its protestors to the bills.

Reddit.com was amongst the sites to go black and said they were happy that the objection shown to this legislation was able to put a halt to it. But they added that online piracy still needs to be addressed but in a more streamlined manner.

The vote has been rescheduled to the 24th of January 24 after the wave of protests.

As for Lamar Smith, the Republican chairman of the House of Representatives Judiciary Committee, who had proposed the legislation, he said it has been delayed pending all parties come to an understanding on the matter.

SOPA and PIPA are due to rise from the dead soon. However, they will be more accepted by all, should they have set rules and regulations as the aim is to crack down illegal sites. Therefore, there is a need for clear definitions as to which is considered as a rogue site. As for popular sites, Wikipedia, Google et al, they form part of our online world. And most important, they feed us with information. So, if they are to disappear one day, we will feel lost. I know I would.

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There are other companies who are against the bill but are not blacking out their sites as they would not be able to bear the cost of a day’s loss of revenue. Google has not blacked out its site entirely but has just done some minor changes to it.

A representative of the company said that Google opposes such bill as they think there are other ways to close down unlawful offshore websites, without having to ask U.S companies to repress the internet.

Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) wants to restrict access and payments to offshore sites that dwell in criminal activities as this is costing billions of revenue to legit entertainment and industry groups.

But the likes of Google, Wikipedia, Facebook and other big and popular sites are against this legislation as they feel it undermines the use of the Internet.

Online gambling companies are not directly affected by SOPA but it is something many of them can definitely relate to as online gambling has been a long time struggle especially for them to be able to operate online. The 2006 Federal Law had actually prohibited online gambling in the U.S. But recently, the U.S Department of Justine said it was allowing sports betting across its states. The SOPA bill has its pros and cons but most important and simply put, the internet should be free for all and a lot of people feel that this is an attempt to police the internet.

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From its initial leisure and hospitality activities, the Genting Group has since expanded and diversified into other activities including plantations, properties, power generation, oil and gas, e-commerce, information technology and biotechnology. As if all those activities were not enough, the Genting Group has decided to take over different but promising ventures outside of Malaysia.

The Genting Group opened resorts in Singapore, Hong Kong and the Philippines,  supported the capital raising exercise of MGM Mirage, won a bid to build a Casino at Aqueduct Race Track in New York City, secured deals with native Indians owned land casinos and has recently purchased 14 acres of Biscayne Bay front land surrounding the headquarters of The Miami Herald for US$236 million.

The land is to be used for a mixed use development, Resorts World Miami, which would include hotels, restaurants, residences, retail shops and a convention centre. Genting Group sees this land acquisition as a vital step in expanding internationally, especially in the United States.

The Genting Group owns the largest number of casinos in the UK with 46 casinos and has its own online casino at www.gentingcasino.com. And to top it all, the Genting Group is also the principal sponsor of the top English Premier League club Aston Villa.

It goes without saying that the Genting Group is seeing things boldly and is sure to invest in more gambling businesses. With the future of online gambling becoming clearer in the US and should it be legalized, we are due to hear the name Genting in the headlines again.

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