Thanks for the responses, guys.
For people who think this will not affect them, may I ask what your analysis is of the situation (other than that there *is* no situation).
Red Herring:
Nervous Times
Marketing and advertising agencies with online gambling clients were understandably nervous. Many sought the help of their attorneys in assessing what they should do. The indictments are generally seen as insufficient for those measuring the extent of their legal exposure.
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“I have a potential customer in the online betting business out of Panama,” one executive who was granted anonymity told RedHerring.com. “They’re planning to mail over a million brochures to gamblers in the U.S. I called the Postal Service to find out if it’s unlawful, but no one seems to know the answer.”
Marketing firms are trying to sort out whether the government is looking at the transport of advertising paraphernalia such as banners and other promotional material across state lines, or if it is strictly concerned about sending promotional brochures through the mail, or both.
“We are talking to our lawyers, but frankly everyone is waiting for the government to spell out exactly what this all means,” said the marketing executive.
In the meantime, the British press has been having a field day with the U.S. online gambling crackdown. The latest news says PartyGaming Chief Executive Mitch Garber does not believe that the indictments will have a significant effect on his company.
He saw no signs that U.S. bettors are withdrawing their money.