Part (b) of the same section adds this nugget: > (b) Nothing in this section shall be construed to prevent the transmission in interstate or foreign commerce o

Part (b) of the same section adds this nugget: > (b) Nothing in this section shall be construed to prevent the transmission in interstate or foreign commerce of information for use in news reporting of sporting events or contests, or for the transmission of information assisting in the placing of bets or wagers on a sporting event or contest from a State or foreign country where betting on that sporting event or contest is legal into a State or foreign country in which such betting is legal. So if it is legal in your state to you to have casual betting (which is often the case, for example New York State excludes "casual" bookmaking [1]) and it is legal in the other state to have casual betting, then there's likely no conflict with the Federal law. [1] https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/laws/PEN/225.00 https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/laws/PEN/225.00, General Definitions, 9. "Bookmaking" means advancing gambling activity by unlawfully accepting bets from members of the public as a business, rather than in a casual or personal fashion, upon the outcomes of future contingent events.