1. It's online gambling is easier to ban than affiliate marketing networks. 2. Attacking traditional vices like gambling can be a political slam-dunk. Just the

1. It's online gambling is easier to ban than affiliate marketing networks. 2. Attacking traditional vices like gambling can be a political slam-dunk. Just the same as counting the number of convictions under your belt to appeal to 'law and order' types of voters. 3. US casinos probably make some amount of political contributions. Banning foreign gambling sites cuts competition.