Re: Online Poker Illegal??
Is online poker illegal? Possibly; almost certainly under some state laws.
Are the current laws, or any future, more explicit laws that may be passed enforceable? Probably not. I would me more concerned about laws that might make it difficult to get money into online gambling sites, or laws that would require ISP's to block gambling sites. Both approaches have been proposed. How effective they would be remains to be seen. I don't think prosecution of indivdual online gamblers is too likely. I seem to recall a case in South Dakota (or was it North Dakota?) of an online sports bettor being prosecuted under state laws. As I recall, he ended up pleading guilty and paying a few hundred dollar fine.
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