Australia Plans To Block Online Casinos
Trouble is brewing in Australia’s online community as Senator Steve Fielding has demanded a mandatory policy forcing service providers to filter available sites.
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Posted by KathyShep – 6 Nov 2008, 10:06 AM
Well, its not just a case of settings laws and then letting people do what they want. They are talking about blocking access to these sites for the entire country-which would successfully put and end to it for Australia. Terrible shame.
Posted by NannaTrois – 30 Oct 2008, 2:29 AM
If it is a moral issue then I guess I can't blame them, if that is their choice. Maybe gambling issues are bad over there.
Posted by cardshark – 4 Nov 2008, 2:58 PM
Fielding and the rest of the Aussie government needs to take a look at the problems the US is having on enforcing such stupid laws. It won't work there anymore than it does here.
Posted by salamanda – 30 Oct 2008, 5:06 PM
I think you will see more of this after the recent case in Kentucky where the judge continues to hold up that state's right to seize domain names. It's a dangerous precedent for online freedom and it's already catching on.
Posted by aceshigh – 29 Oct 2008, 5:36 PM
Many politicians seem to think that people need to be wrapped in cotton wool so as not to be danger to ourselves. Mainly it is from a moral standpoint, in their own minds they think that it is wrong to do so, so they think everyone else should suffer.
Posted by tytree – 29 Oct 2008, 1:30 PM
What is it with these people trying to mandate how and where I spend my money?! First, the US is trying to ban online sites, now Australia. If you want my money, show me why I should spend it with you, don't demand I do anything. That's the surest way not to get a piece of my pie.