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Was the gambling website accepting US customers? Otherwise on what basis is a crime committed?

by nly 4y ago

rwmj 4y ago
Yes they were flouting US gaming laws.
- lotsofpulp 4y ago
  Are these old laws that are no longer applicable? Because online gambling seems to be perfectly legal in the US based on the millions of sports betting (including fantasy) advertising slots I see when trying to watch a sports game.
  - Hamuko 4y ago
    Aren't fantasy football sites classified as "game of skill" (quotation marks very much needed) websites?
    - lotsofpulp 4y ago
      That would be an interesting loophole.
  - yieldcrv 4y ago
    The ban is on financial institutions sending money to and from online gambling sites With an newer exception for intrastate gambling And an even newer exception for “games of skill” (sports fantasy stuff simply winning challenges to prohibitions) Many other kinds of gambling sites use a seperate company for payments or just find a friendly bank to break the law Regardless, the US consumer has many many options and does not have to care
- reaperducer 4y ago
  Yes they were flouting US gaming laws. Which law, exactly? Because there are plenty of legal ways to gamble online. You just have to use an app that works with a legal casino, like MGM, Caesars, or one of the many many competitors, and be physically in a state where it's allowed.
  - nrmitchi 4y ago
    This incident happened ~20 years ago. The state of “online gambling”, as well as loopholes/implementations, has likely changed in that time. As well, just because there is one way where online gambling is legal, does not mean that all ways are legal. Ie, just because it’s doable, doesn’t mean that you can’t still be flouting the law.
  - InitialLastName 4y ago
    There are plenty of legal ways to gamble online now. GP suggests it's been 20 years since their interview. Looking through [0] sports betting was illegal almost everywhere until 2018. Prior to that, it was legal in much of Europe, and there were indeed a number of companies who were looking the other way on (and indeed indirectly marketing to) Americans, in violation of US laws. [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gambling_in_the_United_States#2018%E2%80%93present:_States_legalize_sports_betting https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gambling_in_the_United_States#...

Was the gambling website accepting US customers? Otherwise on what basis is a crime committed?

by nly 4y ago

Was the gambling website accepting US customers? Otherwise on what basis is a crime committed?

rwmj 4y ago

Yes they were flouting US gaming laws.

lotsofpulp 4y ago
Are these old laws that are no longer applicable? Because online gambling seems to be perfectly legal in the US based on the millions of sports betting (including fantasy) advertising slots I see when trying to watch a sports game.
- Hamuko 4y ago
  Aren't fantasy football sites classified as "game of skill" (quotation marks very much needed) websites?
  - lotsofpulp 4y ago
    That would be an interesting loophole.
- yieldcrv 4y ago
  The ban is on financial institutions sending money to and from online gambling sites With an newer exception for intrastate gambling And an even newer exception for “games of skill” (sports fantasy stuff simply winning challenges to prohibitions) Many other kinds of gambling sites use a seperate company for payments or just find a friendly bank to break the law Regardless, the US consumer has many many options and does not have to care
reaperducer 4y ago
Yes they were flouting US gaming laws. Which law, exactly? Because there are plenty of legal ways to gamble online. You just have to use an app that works with a legal casino, like MGM, Caesars, or one of the many many competitors, and be physically in a state where it's allowed.
- nrmitchi 4y ago
  This incident happened ~20 years ago. The state of “online gambling”, as well as loopholes/implementations, has likely changed in that time. As well, just because there is one way where online gambling is legal, does not mean that all ways are legal. Ie, just because it’s doable, doesn’t mean that you can’t still be flouting the law.
- InitialLastName 4y ago
  There are plenty of legal ways to gamble online now. GP suggests it's been 20 years since their interview. Looking through [0] sports betting was illegal almost everywhere until 2018. Prior to that, it was legal in much of Europe, and there were indeed a number of companies who were looking the other way on (and indeed indirectly marketing to) Americans, in violation of US laws. [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gambling_in_the_United_States#2018%E2%80%93present:_States_legalize_sports_betting https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gambling_in_the_United_States#...