I'd make a bet these websites take off ... unless the Feds find a loophole

Jason recently forwarded us all an article from the Wall Street Journal that discusses some new websites where gamers can match up with other gamers and bet real money. The combination of socializing with gambling should be potent in attracting hordes of gamers, and I'm happy to bet that some of these sites will be extraordinarily successful. Yet if they are too successful, they will doubtless attract negative legislative action to shut down their gambling facilities. If that point is reached, the easy conversion might be to make them into social networking sites for gamers ... aka Gamer Log?