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 Originally Posted by BankItDrew
Sorry, can't find so called 'market rules'.
I also can't find any evidence of Ontario blocking websites in a similar manner.
Right, there aren't yet (child pron aside - and I can assure you there are no guidelines as to what cybertip can block) but no gov't entities in Canada have ventured into e-business yet either so there hasn't been a monetary reason to.
There are no market rules when it comes to the Internet. Online gambling in particular isn't a regulated marketplace, so it would be quite easy for federal or local governments to step in with legislation "to protect consumers" and Canadian interests. The technology is already present within the ISPs to block sites, it's just a matter of the gov't offering telecom providers the legal backing to use it. I'm not sure why this seems out of sorts to you...it's exactly what the States is doing, only the US will generate tax revenue by forcing consumers to play at legal private sites and we'll do it through legal government-run sites.
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