The Missouri legislature is considering a bill that would regulate the state's horse racing industry to allow Internet bets.

There are, of course, the typical arguments on both sides ...

"Internet gaming is here," said Marc Laino, executive director of the Illinois Racing Board, which would oversee Internet horse race betting if it is instituted under pending legislation. "Trying to stop it in Illinois will only limit the potential revenue for the state."
"It's 'click your mouse, lose your house.' This is the very worst kind of gambling," said John Kindt, a professor of business and legal policy at the University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana and a national anti-gambling activist. "It's gambling at every work desk, at every school desk, in every living room."
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