Fred E. Foldvary

According to Fred E. Foldvary in the following viewpoint, individuals should be free to choose whether or not they want to gamble on the Internet without interference by the government. Claims that Internet gambling funds terrorism and threatens American consumers—used to garner support for a ban on Internet gambling—are exaggerated, he claims. Moreover, Foldvary argues, to ban Internet gambling would give the government the power to invade people’s privacy and interfere with free enterprise. Fred E. Foldvary is senior editor of Progress Report, a libertarian publication.

As you read, consider the following questions:

1. In Foldvary’s opinion, what would have been the effect of including an antigambling provision in an antiterrorist bill?
2. What does the wide popularity of gambling indicate, in the author’s view...