I agree with most other comments in that this is about enforceability, and how much there is.
In my opinion, the biggest parallel you can draw is the whole illegal downloads thing of a few years back. It was illegal the whole time but not enforced, its supposedly now more illegal and there were some higher profile busting of people doing it, but despite iTunes and Napster's paying options that are now available, you can still download pretty much anything you want for free. Bottom line, the thinkers are always one step ahead of the law, and there's too much of it going on to be able to stop.
I think some sites will pull out, but some will figure out a workaround. There's always a workaround. Had they made the actual act of gambling online illegal, it may be a different story, but based on my understanding, its more about making the funding options illegal. So we may see some high profile enforcement to scare us, and some companies appear to be willing to comply. Otherwise, I'm sure we'll see most continuing on as usual, and some trying to stay one step ahead and figure out a workaround.
I agree with most other comments in that this is about enforceability, and how much there is.
In my opinion, the biggest parallel you can draw is the whole illegal downloads thing of a few years back. It was illegal the whole time but not enforced, its supposedly now more illegal and there were some higher profile busting of people doing it, but despite iTunes and Napster's paying options that are now available, you can still download pretty much anything you want for free. Bottom line, the thinkers are always one step ahead of the law, and there's too much of it going on to be able to stop.
I think some sites will pull out, but some will figure out a workaround. There's always a workaround. Had they made the actual act of gambling online illegal, it may be a different story, but based on my understanding, its more about making the funding options illegal. So we may see some high profile enforcement to scare us, and some companies appear to be willing to comply. Otherwise, I'm sure we'll see most continuing on as usual, and some trying to stay one step ahead and figure out a workaround.