Online gambling will survive a nuclear war

How successful will Washington be in its campaign to block cash transfers to unlawful sites once the ban actually begins? MGM Mirage spokesman Alan Feldman's said on WSJ.com that any ban would be like trying to stop waves on the beach. Analysts predict that many Americans will turn to offshore transaction specialists like Neteller in an effort to get around the restrictions. Many are arguing that there is little that Washington can do to stop surfers from gambling if they use a third party service. "It's pretty clear you can't prevent it completely — the Internet was designed to survive a nuclear war," said gaming law expert I. Nelson Rose in the Los Angeles Times.