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http://www.thedailytimes.com/sited/story/html/211860
Official: Legality of online gambling untested in courts
2005-07-10From Staff Reports
Gambling is defined in Tennessee Criminal Code as risking anything of value for a profit when the return is to any degree contingent on chance.
According to the law, gambling is “contrary to the public policy of this state.” In other words, it’s illegal.
Tennessee’s law exempts the Tennessee lottery, certain annual events operated for the benefit of charitable organizations and a lawful business transaction, although it may entail risk.
Blount County Assistant District Attorney General Rocky Young said he has been told there has been growing participation in on-line gambling, but he is unaware of any legal opinions regarding Tennessee residents taking part in gambling activity occurring outside the state.
“I would imagine the argument that it is not illegal would be based on the fact that the bet is actually placed in a jurisdiction where gambling is legal,” Young said. “Until it is tested in court, no one can say for certain that it’s legal or that it’s against the law.”
Interesting argument…..
would it be legal to restrict travel for a state resident wishing to visit a state/place where gambling IS legal?
Is a Web Browser visiting that same place Illegal then?
Great point fatbill. It is amazing what a little common sense adds to a discussion.
LOL… unfortunately, Religious/political zealousness does not often lend or lead to common sense!
Amen, brother.
Everytime I drive down the highway to my friends house I see a billboard for Sycuan Indian Casino. They advertise in San Diego (where gambling is illegal) for you to come to their reservation and gamble (where it is legal). The irony of this questionable legality of a webmaster putting up a similar billboard on the information superhighway is not lost on me.
It is an interesting argument, and one that would might have to be answered in the courts some day. What constitutes travel. You can certainly physically travel to a casino in the U.S. or anywhere else in the world and play legally. So why can’t you virtually travel to a casino and play. In some cases those may even be the same casinos.
