This drako character was doing sports betting, operating phone lines, and meeting betters in person to set up bets. Sounds like he was more or less a bookie himself. The wire act clearly makes those acts illegal. There is nothing on the books that clearly makes gambling online illegal, and there is positively nothing on the books that make advertising / free speech illegal. With that said; protect yourself as an advertiser; put up a disclaimer clearly stating that users of your site should check with local laws etc. – tell them if its illegal in their area to click exit now.
To think that a lot of media outlets have came to their knees at the threats of DAs and the DOJ is sickening to my stomach. Really says a lot as to where our country is headed when mere threats based on outright lies brings big companies to their knees because they are afraid of the machine.
I have nothing to add to that but: ditto!