There has been plenty of back and forth in recent weeks on The Baltimore Sun’s opinion pages regarding online gaming, or iGaming. Online gaming turns your smartphone into a casino, allowing people to play games and gamble with real money 24/7 from their sofa.
In one recent commentary by Jeff Ifrah, a consultant for the iGaming industry, the author states that opposition to casino gambling on smartphones is “shortsighted.” He also said that the claims by the National Association Against iGaming of the drastic personal, societal and economic harms of online casino gambling are wildly off-base. As a steward of Maryland’s economy and advocate for its citizens, I have serious concerns about legalizing iGaming in Maryland and can see that it is a serious threat.
