The Super Bowl is over. The Colts won. Lots of gamblers won and of course many lost. Certainly less money was bet online this year than in previous years thanks to the ridiculous crackdown on the part of the United States Department of Justice. The amount of money bet on the Super Bowl will never be known, but one can "bet" that hundreds of millions was wagered in office pools, bookie bets, and many other means of illegal sports betting.

A good roundup of the issues for online gambling was written the other day by our Washington, DC based bureau chief, Roy Mark.

One has to applaud our Department of Justice and zealous national legislators. They have cracked down hard on online gambling while billions are wasted everyday on hundreds of legislative endeavors that Congressman and Senators endorse to enable themselves to get re-elected to the detriment of the better good of the United States.

These same hard-working legislators and Executive Branch officials forgot to make sure that American soldiers had the right body armour, and armoured Humvees and other necessary supplies for combat operations. Washington really knows how to beat up on online gambling operators. They should only be so tough on themselves.