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It is not a good idea to offer a phone number in connection with sports betting. Sports betting over the phone lines is illegal without a doubt.
He wasnt arrested or prosecuted for taking bets over a phone line.
Quote:This week the Judge handed down his final decision, convicting Drakos and sentencing him to 90 days on a manual labour program and three years’ probation for promoting gambling through a Web siteIt’s what drew the attention though.
Then he went and met in person, setting up bets.
That cinched it.
It goes way beyond the free speech laws advertisers usually have working for them.
I do worry about poker affiliates who recruit players on land, and especially in colleges and schools. I do expect problems there.
There’s more to the story than just placing an ad on a website for gambling.
BTW, he should hire a better lawyer next time. Everyone knows federal law supersedes state law. The state does not need a law “on the books”, if there is a federal law.
this has me worried…
what to do?!
I am worried also…
He did time because he was in posession of cocaine. Anyone in the USA knows that Jail time is mandatory when drug posession is involved. That is what clinched it for him. Online Gaming was merely an apertif.
