2006-06-08 15:31:23 · 6 answers · asked by prntmlr 1 in Games & Recreation ➔ Gambling
Sports betting is illegal due to the 1961 wire act. There have been successful prosecutions of USA citizens that operate sports books on the internet. To date, no bettors have ever been charged.
Online casinos and poker rooms are completely different. While the Department of Justice will say that they are illegal, they have never charged an online casino or poker room operator with any crime, most likely because they would lose in court and set a precedent they would not like to see. Likewise, no casino or poker room players have ever been charged with any crime.
Numerous attempts have been made to pass laws regarding internet gambling, however nothing has been signed into law at the federal level.
One state has banned internet gambling and put in stiff penalties. Washington state has recently made it a class c felony to gamble over the internet with a 5 year maximum sentence and a $10,000 fine, however regulators have said that they have no intent to use the law against bettors, but rather gambling site operators that are from their state.
2006-06-08 17:17:45 · answer #1 · answered by Josie G 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
First off, you asked this same question 3 times. Second. it's illegal to gamble online in the US... but the way the internet casinos get around it is that their servers are not located in the US, so you technically aren't gambling in the US. However, if taken to court, I wouldn't want to stake my future on that fact...
2006-06-09 11:31:53 · answer #2 · answered by answerman63 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-09-08 22:31:21 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Its a scam. Don't waste your money. Trust me.
2006-06-08 15:33:42 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ha Ha illegal
2006-06-09 07:39:04 · answer #5 · answered by zxgamerzx 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
dunno
2006-06-14 20:51:13 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋