Florida to Change Gambling Laws: 2

The state of Florida has not always had the best reputation for being a very progressive state, but the progress that they are making with their current legislation changes will affect the gambling industry in a positive way. This is not to say that online casinos and internet gambling will become completely legal and free of taboo but the minimum age to gamble in the state of Florida will be lowered if the new proposal goes through. The chairman of Regulated Industries Committee, Sen. Dennis Jones, who is a Republican that represents Seminole County said that they are currently trying to create a level playing field for players all across the state of Florida so then everyone is on the same page. The online casino industry has gone through similar discussions of what the minimum age to be able to gamble legally should be.

As always with anything that has to do with an online casino or even gambling in general there are a hand full of people that are worried about any sort of change to the current legislations that are in place. The executive director of the Florida Council on Compulsive Gambling, Pat Fowler, has expressed his concern that lowering the age of legal gambling in the state of Florida will then result in a gambling addiction to high risk youth. His concerns are being taken very seriously as he does say that the law change will provide the state with much needed revenue but he says that the members of the Florida government can not overlook the social costs of changing these laws. After all, the minimum legal age to gamble in major gambling cities like Atlantic City and LasVegas is 21 years old. We dill definitely keep you updated on the progress made by the Florida legislature.