Source:www.nyra.com

Here's some good news for fans of Thoroughbred and Harness racing in New York State.

The New York Racing Association is close to approving a system called, "mWager", which will allow bettors to access official handicapping data and place wagers via their cell phones.

This system, if approved, will certainly put a dent the underworld's "bookies", and may somehow pave the way for a return of all forms of Internet betting and gambling is a link to a page on the World Wide Web.

We can only hope but this move bodes well for fans of other forms of online gambling, particularly Poker, for which there is enormous interest in America.

Apparently the service will only be available to residents of New York State, but I'm really not certain of that. However, I can foresee out of state gamblers picking up cheap cell phones, and registering them at the addresses of family and friends who live in New York, and then placing their bets from wherever through these phones.

When New York initiated the first state lottery in the 1960's people from all over the country somehow managed to participate in it. When the other states realized that this revenue could be kept at home, it led to the establishment of state lotteries in all but 7 states, which ridiculously, includes my state of residence, Nevada, the gambling capital of the world.

I'd like to take a moment to introduce myself as your new editor for "The Gambling Weblog".

My name is Jim Ippolito and I want to say hello and thanks for stopping by today.

I hope you found this, my first posting, to be informative and interesting, and that you'll continue visiting here every day.

The category "Online Gambling" is new, and I'll be introducing additional new categories in the near future, so there should be something of interest for everyone.

If there are topics you would like me to cover please let me know via either the "comments" feature, or by emailing me through the "author info" page.

I also edit another gambling weblog that you may like, "PlayTime Las Vegas", and if you're into celebrities and gossip please check out, "The Celebrities Weblog"

Thanks, see you tomorrow. Jim