I am not going to get into an argument here, nor will I trot out the actual laws. Let’s let the politicians and lawyers duke that out, as they have been for the last 3 years.
There is no national law against it, although there are some local laws that were actually passed. Try reading the legal section of this message board – it is all posted there, good and bad. The article you sent – I have posted many like it there over time. They don’t mean s… They just mean that the DOJ is using the usual thumbscrew tactics to “chill” the industry – that is to try to scare people into stopping to support online gambling. With the larger businesses it has been quite successful – they don’t want to have the DOJ throw the book at them regarding all items affecting their operation in the US. The DOJ is famous for it’s “chilling” practices in other areas where it has no jurisdiction also. There is a case in court at this time that should stop it from happening in this industry. Ruling can be expected sometime toward the end of this year.
This happens to be a subject where I am very informed.
I also do know you can sue online gambling businesses in court – I have done so.
It was settled out of court, but the suit was filed and the trial scheduled.
And even if it were not legal – which is NOT the case – it doesn’t mean that one has to sit still for theft. I certainly will not. And I will expose sleezy practices wherever I find them.