[PokerPrincess]

The other part of that story is the fact that England had already legalized on-line gambling in their country and now to take that back would simply make it appear that they are being ruled by the U.S. Now wouldn't that be a fine kettle of fish after the war and the Boston Tea Party to show that the U.S. was a separate entity from the England.

Now to be ruled by the U.S. where would there be honour in that. So legalized it is and legalized it stays. Also, in most of the European countries online gambling is considered legal. The U.S. government may think they rule the world but in reality they don't in every aspect of day to day living.