Al-Qaida Poker Network Could Help Fund Several 9-11 Styled Attacks (Video)

Vegas casino billionaire and GOP donor Sheldon Adelson may have gone a bit overboard with his latest attack ad suggesting Internet gambling to be a national security threat.

One of the few gaming industry heads opposed to legalized Web gambling in the US, Adelson released his latest anti-online gambling ad on Monday.

"While the FBI is busy defending against terrorist threats and cyberattacks, Internet gambling will give criminals across the world a foothold in every American household, attracting criminal activity not only at home but internationally," the ad warns.

Press releases and editorials are then displayed to objectively suggest such activity is a “strategic national threat” to the well-being off all Americans.

The “infomercial” may have had the opposite effect as what was intended.

“This guy is completely off his rocker,” one Gambling911.com reader insisted.  “But the more outrageous he gets, the more cohesive the industry becomes.  Likewise, people by their very nature want to engage in activity that others deem ‘forbidden’ so it is fathomable to believe Adelson is unintentionally piquing the interest of would-be gamblers with these silly ads while simply pissing off his own clientele.

“Didn’t this man make his billions off of casino gamblers?” the reader asks.

The ad goes on to suggest that “an established al-Qaida poker network could extract enough money from the United States in just a few days to fund several 9/11-styled attacks”.

The ad makes no mention of the fact that real money Internet gambling is already legalized in three states, New Jersey, Nevada and Delaware.

Neither does the advertisement provide proof that online gambling has ever fostered terrorist activities.

“Adelson needs to be placed in a convalescent home without access to the Internet,” the G911 reader said.

- Jagajeet Chiba, Gambling911.com