Spamhuntress

We’ve been discussing what must be done to curtail webspam. The big industries are porn, pills and poker. And there’s something that can be done to make gambling spam less attractive.

Simply put: Block payment to gambling sites from banks and credit card companies.

There’s a new law underway in the US to ban credit card payment for internet gambling. Hopefully it’ll pass, soon.

Some banks have decided to block internet gambling payment on their own.

Banks in Norway are also trying to block payment to internet gambling sites. None too soon. We’ve got TV ads for gambling sites up the wazoo, and gambling is super hot in all its forms here. Most “cheap stuff” stores sell poker tables and paraphernalia.

Omgår bankenes kortsperre- Aftenposten.no

Norwegian banks are reporting that there are ways to bypass the blocks, by using other services. But there’s another problem: Norwegian laws say that you can’t collect on gambling debts. Which means leading Norwegians to accrue gambling debts is a very bad business model…

Update:
Paypal will bar New Yorkers from internet gambling. You see, most forms of gambling are illegal in New York…
The Herald Tribune says online gambling is illegal in the US

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