Are online casinos illegall? did the law pass in congress.?

Question

they were tryin to passa bill a couple of months back
months back about banning online casinos but did it ever pass casue i still see online casinos online . thank you for your time .

Answer 1

illegall only if the law pass in congress

Answer 2

Online Casinos have always been illegal in the U.S. they're all just based in other countries. The bill you're talking about would have banned credit card companies and banks from allowing payment to known Casino cashier services. I don't know if it has passed yet.

Answer 3

The law doesn't ban playing on online casinos, in fact it really doesn't do much of anything new with regard to making anything illegal it just draws upon old laws which were vague as hell anyway. If you read some of the press releases that are listed here for sites like Pokerstars or Full Tilt Poker you can see why alot of the online gambling sites haven't closed down. http://www.ultimatepokerbankroll.com/article.php/internet-gambling-ban-poker-sites-status

Answer 4

They are illegal in the United States. On October 13, 2006 President George Bush Jr. signed the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act into law.

Answer 5

Here is a summary of what is going on with online gambling in the United States.

1) Prior to the passing of the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act of 2006, eleven states had laws on the books that specifically ban all forms of online gambling. These states are: IL, IN, LA, MI, NJ, NV, NY, OR, SD, WA, WI. Online gambling continues to be considered illegal in these states.

2) The Act did nothing to alter, curtail, or extend state laws regarding online gambling. Thus, it did not make online gambling illegal in all states.

3) The Act places restrictions on the financial transactions that occur in connection with online gambling; it restricts electronic fund transfers and the use of credit cards in connection with such wagering. This means that players can no longer make wagers, or collect winnings using electronic fund transfers, credit or debit cards, or some other online payment systems.

In response to the Act, online gambling sites have done one of three things with respect to US-based real-money players:
1) Continue to accept US-based real-money players from all states
2) Accept US-based real-money players from states other than the states in which online gambling is specifically outlawed (meaning no players from the states listed above)
3) Closed their site to all US-based real-money players

Here is a list of all gaming sites that continue to accept US-based real-money players from all states:
http://theonlinecasinogamblingdirectory.com/s.php?as_usa=1&SRC=YahooAnswers

Players that live outside of the restricted states (listed above) have more gaming sites available to them:
http://theonlinecasinogamblingdirectory.com/s.php?as_usa=2&SRC=YahooAnswers

And players outside of the United States have the most options available to them:
http://theonlinecasinogamblingdirectory.com/s.php?SRC=YahooAnswers

These lists are updated daily as gaming sites establish and publish their policy with respect to US-based real-money players.

Best of luck!
Robert

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Answer 6

Yes they are illegal in the US, which is why the sites are based off shore.