Internet cafes are causing quite a bit of controversy in the state of Florida. Customers buy internet time bundled with casino-style sweepstakes and critics say it is a legal form of gambling, but without the benefits of fees or taxes because the cafes are largely unregulated. They seem to be popping up everywhere and their parking lots are always full of cars.
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Why a controversy, they are everywhere all over the world. Hope "Lee" didn't caused much trouble for Florida.
20 years ago... unthinkable.
This has been interesting to listen to on the news.
I wasn't aware of this controversy. Don't think I would trust the security of places like this, any way.
The bundling part is strange to me. Yes, Internet Cafes were around and are going away now that more people have internet connections on phones, etc., but bundling with gambling? :\
We have a whole bunch of them in Japan, too. Some are even fixed with shower stalls and some people actually live there. Very weird.
Sounds like it's difficult to get any CDP blogging time in an internet cafe' like that.....
Seen and heard about internet cafes with bars, restaurant, there is one in a laundrette nearby, but gambling... I can understand the controversy.
People are always trying to take advantage!
**Dear Lois, thanks for your kind comment.I'm still feeling that awful jetlag ( it was a long trip from Brazil to Luxembourg) and I hope tomorrow I will be able to visit all blog friends.
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Everyone is always trying to get around Uncle Sam, and Uncle Sam is always trying to find a way to get us, LOL.
Interesting. In most other places internet cafes are dwindling due to most people having access at home these days. I'm sure the gambling aspect won't last long.
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