Stardate 20010713.0837 (On Screen): Online gambling is one of those social problems which won't go away, so they've been considering it in Congress. They've talked about the idea of making it illegal to use checks, credit cards and debit cards for online gambling (which would pretty much kill it) but have decided that it is unenforceable.
Actually, there's a really easy way to make it stop. Pass a law saying that online gambling debts can't be enforced and that anyone who loses can sue in civil court to regain their money. If that happens, and if there are a number of cases like that where people lose thousands of dollars and then go to court about it (which has happened already) then the online casinos themselves will "voluntarily" stop using those payment methods. (discuss)
