Hey mate calm down. UK would not extradict a person for something that it’s not a crime in UK, even if it is in US.
I can also add that, even if it was ilegal in UK, but not a crime, so, only subject to fines and to a civil action, the Governement would not extradite you to other country where it is a real crime. This is a human rights question, and I think you can consult a lawyer in your country to ask that.
As online gambling is not ilegal in UK, the UK governement would never extradict a own citizen to US, even in the case that citizen has commited a crime in US, by advertizing directly and having assets in US.
Gambling is allowed in Britain, so you can have an affiliate website. Because the internet is global, there is nothing that prevents a US citizen goes into your website and starts playing at a casino. You cannot be charged for that in the US, because you don’t have any assets or operations within US territory. Your business does not have anything to do with that country and the rules that apply to you are not theirs. You are not promoting gambling inside US.
Do you think coffe shops at Holland block Americans to enter. And do you think Holland governement would extradite the coffee shop owner, because it’s ilegal to consume drugs in the US. In Rome, Romans are in charge.
The main question here is defining very well where your service is located and to which rules you must stick. If you’re based in the UK and have a site in the UK, there is anything ilegal in your behaviour.
I think the best thing to do is to be based on a country where the rules about online gambling are in favor, establish a business, target players only from countries where gambling is allowed if you prefer, but do not worry about US players. If they visit your site, you cannot be responsible for that.
From what I have seen recently there is a misunderstanding of law concepts and applicability of a territory law. It is always difficult to understand the exact local a service is offered on the internet and that’s why sometimes we don’t know very well which law to apply.
We must be well informed and know which law is applicable to us. Just because US is a large country, it does not mean that an UK citizen must live in the shadow of the law they try to apply to the universe. US does not respect any international treaties, does not respect WTO rules, and always try to apply their own laws to the universe. I think that is not correct, and that’s why help from European lawyers and professionals is needed, not because of the gambling bill but because of all the applicability and implications of US laws.
The recent bill is all based in the ilegality of transactions. I think this is because that is the last point they can go to. After that there are companies based outside US that stick on other jurisdictions. Stoping the money to flow solves the problem within the country.
You may all disagree with me, but I’m here to listen to other point of views, and just trying to add my understanding of this.