The Conversation – In its short life to date, online gambling has grown exponentially, both in terms of customer base and revenue. But the industry faces a difficult future as different governments begin to take wildly different approaches to regulation. So far, individual states have shown little consideration for common interests or needs when setting their individual regulatory frameworks for online gambling, leaving a disjointed picture across the world. Now, while the US moves to maximise revenues from internet poker and its kind, the UK is introducing increasingly prohibitionist rules. This could cause serious problems for UK operators. n the…