Florida Attorney General Pro UIGEA

One of the highest officials in the state of Florida has come out and publicly written a piece defining his support for the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act and is accusing some in the industry of fraud.

The article basically said that online casinos just can't surely check a players age and that UIGEA has done a good job of keeping illicit gamblers from doing business in the state of Florida. In his article Ira McCollum says that the Act has greatly helped reduce the 'dangers' of convenience gambling and cut down on underage players.

He states in his article that there is not way for online casinos to ensure that the odds that they offer their players are fair or accurate and that fraud runs wild through all of the systems. One of the most eye-popping statements made in the piece is that Mr. McCollum states that
many online casinos shut their doors when players try to claim their winnings and that is why there is a new casino up everyday. All of his words come despite protests from many people in the online gambling industry who state that not once have they had a report of an online casino closing its doors once someone wanted to claim their cash.

McCollum is a member of the Baptist faith and the Republican party as well as having served in the United States House of Representatives for 20 years.