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[DesertCat]

US Gambling Laws

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[bottomset]

woohoo Im breaking the law

[Jax_Grinder]

I have previously reviewed the site you linked to and it is an excellent resource. But your comment about gambling being legal the absence of an express prohibition against internet gambling is incorrect.

First, it is wholly unnecessary and often counterproductive, particularly from an enforcement standpoint, to adopt an express prohibition of internet gambling. Narrowly crafted prohibitions are subject to tighter standards of interpretation when applied to specific situations - i.e., loopholes proliferate. A nice, broadly crafted statute, on the other hand, can gather all sorts of activities within its scope. For example, Florida has no express prohibition, but I can assure you that if the AG ever got a bug up his ass to stop internet gambling, certain provisions of chapter 872 provide all of the ammunition he would need. The only thing stopping various AGs from pursuing this is that they see no pecuniary benefit to their states and thus cannot justify action. The counterpont is that states with significant gambling operations (say, Nevada and Louisiana) DO have the necessary justification and have thus passed prohibitive laws (Florida may join this group if the gambling lobby ever overcomes the Disney lobby and cracks open the door for casinos...).

As a side note...I'm a stinkin' lawyer and have looked at this issue in a slghtly different context in connection with some proposed ventures in Florida. Consensus among my friends with the States Attorney is that my clients would be buying trouble.

[TransientR]

All that money and they can't upgrade their crap looking software?

Frank

[flawless_victory]

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All that money and they can't upgrade their crap looking software?

Frank

[/ QUOTE ]NO EFFING KIDDING

[DesertCat]

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As a side note...I'm a stinkin' lawyer and have looked at this issue in a slghtly different context in connection with some proposed ventures in Florida. Consensus among my friends with the States Attorney is that my clients would be buying trouble.

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How can something be illegal if there is no express prohibition against it? Don't we have rights and a constitution? Or do local AG's get to pretend that anything not expressly legal is illegal?

I'm not aware of any law allowing breathing, but I would continue to insist on doing so even if shadowy figures in my local AG's office insisted I wasn't allowed to.