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This means that players are not violating any federal laws by merely placing bets. Senator Jon Kyl's first draft of his proposed Internet Gambling Prohibition Act would have made betting a federal crime. But, the U.S. Department of Justice, remembering the bad old days when it had to enforce the earlier Prohibition on alcohol, stated publicly that it did not want to go after $5 bettors. So, today, no one is even proposing making it a federal crime to merely place a bet.
It is still a crime for someone in California to bet on a sport events. No ethical lawyer would ever tell you to break the law. But I have not found one reported case, in the history of the United States and Canada, of a player being arrested for making a bet on the Internet.
Busted For Betting Online?
It is still a crime for someone in California to bet on a sport events. No ethical lawyer would ever tell you to break the law. But I have not found one reported case, in the history of the United States and Canada, of a player being arrested for making a bet on the Internet.
Busted For Betting Online?
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