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Originally Posted by BillW
Senator Kyl had nothing to do with this (He's a US senator, not in Arizona state gov't). The racing industry did this to themselves. A few years earlier they lobbied the state to make it a felony to wager on a horserace from home (ADW wagering) which the state complied. When they (a different "they" but in the state's eyes, still the same "horseracing industry") went back and asked that it be made legal again they were turned down. Apparently the Atty. General and Governor felt they were being jerked around. Probably rightly so from their point of view. Another example of the racing industry shooting itself in the foot.
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You may be right about Kyl, but I'm still surprised no one is talking much about Yavapai. I guess not many people care or not many people are aware?
Maybe Kyl is not directly responsible, but he is anti-internet gambling. The racing industry may have taken their lead from him. He is lobbied heavily by the land based Arizona Indian casinos to disallow internet gambling to protect their interests.
Ironically, in a few years the big Las Vegas land based casinos will have internet portals for gambling. So it's all very hypocritical, in my opinion.
Don't be surprised to see those Indian casinos with internet portals for gambling also. It's a lot cheaper to run a game online than in a big plant.
It's all about who controls the flow of money by keeping the competition out legislatively and unfortunately not about competition in the free market.
Personally, I will never bet a penny on these online casinos that are coming. But I digress.
Bottom line... it's a mess and Yavapai bankruptcy is one outcome.
