Thread: Hello! Isn't it illegal to play poker on the ...internet
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Old 12-26-2005, 09:48 PM
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Default Re: Hello! Isn\'t it illegal to play poker on the ...internet
"The U.S. Department of Justice has chosen to interpret a law prohibiting people from using phone lines to make bets in such a way that they say online poker is illegal too."

The "wire-wager" act specifically applies to phone lines. Those of us with Cable modems are in the clear.
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