Gambling in america?

[Walkerie]

Apparently its illegal for americans to gamble online such as in poker is this true?

 

[benjo]

I highly doubt it

 

[Morba]

google it, there was plenty in the news some time ago on the subject.

was quite shocked at the decision myself.

 

[Raymond Lin]

Yes, its call The Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act 2006

 

[Azagoth]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Online_gambling#United_States

Don't know how reliable the info is with being on Wiki.

 

[Raymond Lin]

I remember a online poker website the minute passed midnight sold it's company for $1 because of this.

Thou this site http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?tab=main&bill=h109-4411

It says it hasn't been voted in the Senate or Sighed by the president yet....which is confusing.

 

[Dist]

my understanding was that it was made illegal, but now they are trying to pass a bill or something that will allow it again or something like that.

 

[Manlove is my forte]

Gambling in most states is illegal. It is also illegal to set up premisis for the use of gambling. Therfore in the US it is most likely illegal to gamble online and to set up an online casino.

 

[Rotty]

I think the way the law is set up is that it is not onlime gambling that is illegal, it is the facilitating of money transfers to onlime gambling sites