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The expansion of online gambling is opening the door for many additional concerns in the market. A lot of critics of legalizing gambling believe that it will open the door for crime, corruption and addiction. Though studies have been done and there is no conclusive evidence yet to support the claim, there are still more instances of illegal activities regarding gambling cropping up in the US. For example, recently Murray, Utah was the location of a crackdown on illegal gambling operations. In the end five people were arrested for illegal activities at the Fortune Cyber café. Each person had a record and was charged with felony counts of money laundering.

Anyone who has watched the developments in gambling throughout the world also knows about the issues in Poland. Poland was rocked recently by a slew of politicians who were taking under-the-table money for gambling-related activities. The whole scandal was deemed “Blackjack-gate” by locals. It was a highly embarrassing time for the Prime Minister and recently the country decided to leave gambling to land-based casinos only. Off-cite casinos and gambling activities are now considered illegal and many have been closed down.

These are just two instances of recent media frenzies surrounding gambling in the world. The interesting thing is that gambling still isn’t legalized and laws regarding it are not yet completely formulated. If this is how the pastime is shaping up already, many critics are worried about what will happen once it is formally adopted into law. Maybe critics of legalizing gambling have a point—it could potentially open the door for a slew of other problems that countries are not yet ready to handle. One analyst stated that the best thing countries can do is prepare for problems. He believes that countries that are writing gambling rules should start factoring in funds for wider addiction services and stronger police task forces. Each one will be in place to handle problems that occur regarding gambling and its legalization. Without being prepared, societies are going to have more problems once gambling reaches their economies. Sure, there are millions of dollars at stake, but if most of the money needs to be used for keeping things in order, is it really an advantage?

The US is slowly moving to legalize gambling. States are individually coming up with legislation to handle gambling and to bring millions of dollars to the state budgets. Though gambling is a hot topic now that the recession is coming to an end, it is still not always positive. The US lawmakers and police are cracking down quickly on illegally operated gambling rings. One of the most recent involved a cyber cafe in Murray, Utah. It was at Fortune Cyber Cafe in Murray that was the scene for the chaos. Five people were arrested in a bust at the Fortune Cyber Cafe. Each one was charged with felony counts of money laundering. The police had been surveying the establishment for some time throughout the investigation. They were trying to shore up a rock solid case against the cafe and it took time to build up enough evidence. “This raid was similar to many that have been taking place across the country,” said Gaming Analyst Brad Dawkins, “The police agencies watch the operation for several months, and when they have enough evidence, they move in and raid the illegal gambling operations.”

Police noted that to play at the cafe, people were instructed to purchase time on a card. Then they inserted the card into a computer where gambling was allowed. Games of chance are illegal in the state, so police worked hard to crack down on the priority case. Despite the relative ease of the arrest and investigation, many anti-gambling supporters are citing this as the first of many illegalities regarding games of chance. Charles McCormack, critic of gambling within the state, said, “Today kids think that gambling is normal. They don’t understand that you can get into serious trouble if you are caught in the fray…”

It will take a while for people to get used to the new laws, but with crackdowns as publicized as this one, operators of illegal casinos and/or illegal poker establishments will need to be ready for the change. As of right now games of chance are illegal in the state of Utah. Until that changes, citizens need to be used to gambling at legal land-based casinos or at legal online casinos.