In September 2006 the U.S. government passed an act called the SAFE port act. As a result, Many Internet powerhouse sites turned broke overnight and fired divisions of companies. Some may consider this an historical and courageous act by the U.S. government; others have become exhaustively bored online. For those of you wondering what this act included that had such drastic impact- it prohibits of online gambling. Benny Frank, a U.S. congressman, has tried to overturn that part of the SAFE port act but with no avail - to date.

So what are the heavy online gamblers doing online to fulfill their need to take dispose of their money at the expense of a short thrill? Or the occasional gambler who enjoys a good game of poker or blackjack with the hope of making (or loosing) a few bucks? How about all those big online gambling companies that have built up business reaching a far wider range of gamblers all the casinos have in their reach?

So, many people have continued to do things illegally and ended up in jail or got themselves in to other legal trouble. But one of the things I noticed emerged over the last year or so is the emergence of online forex trading sites. Foreign currency trading seems to be a legal way for the small time or big time player to get their “spending” needs out of their system. Trading platforms that have been developed by leading trading firms are being designed with a gaming like interface to draw in the gambler. I think it will be interesting to watch how the market of individuals trading Forex online evolves.