So, why is online gambling still illegal?
So they legalized sports betting. So why is online betting still illegal. Pinnacle and other big guys are still refusing americans, how come?
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It hasn't been legalized. The Supreme Court basically ruled that the Feds cannot order the states to ban sports betting without setting up their own regulatory scheme. PASPA forced the states to put their own bans on the books rather than setting up their own regulations (basically made the states do the dirty work instead of doing it themselves), but since SCOTUS ruled they can't force the states to do it, the states are free to repeal them and put in their own sports betting laws. However, until the states change those laws, it's still banned in that state.Comment -
a few states
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It's going to be a few years, if ever, that you'll be able to bet sports legally online in the U.SComment -
PASPA of 1992 was just struck down by SCOTUS, but it is different from the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act of 2006Comment -
Small shops know better but rely on US $$$$ to stay profitable and afloat................Comment -
Only those who honored US law will have a chance at grabbing a piece of American Pie when all said and done............Comment -
Legalize it... Peter Tosh sang it best
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Need to legalize and tax stuff.. Just like with cigarettes and alcohol.. Taxation on drugs and gambling may just climb this Country out of debt one day.. Not gonna happen though but junkies will always find a way to score drugs and or gamble anyways whether it is legal or not. Just how it is...
I'd rather it all be legal so you don't get stiffed with online books and shady drug dealers don't sell bad batches of drugs that kill people..
Just set up more rehab centers after you legalize everything I say.... You'd instantly cut off dangerous drug cartels and bootleg bookies that will chop off a body part when you can't pay up..Comment -
Indeed. I think it's far more dangerous to have these things illegal. The best way to put drug dealers, pimps, shady bookies etc out of business is to compete with them. Arresting people 1 at a time does nothing to solve the problem. The "problem" will always be there. Just like there will always be obese people there will always be people that use drugs and people that gamble. Legalize it all and then focus on educating people so they will make better choices. I'm always curious as to what these lawmakers biggest fear is? Unfortunately I think many of these lawmakers know absolutely nothing about many of the things that they want to keep illegal... and that's why they want to keep it illegal... because they know nothing about it. It's a viscous cycle of continuous ignorance and that's the way they like it.Comment -
Because the power is back to the people and not the feds. Each state has to decide.Comment -
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C'mon twister,you know it was not enforced..............
Now that Sports gaming will be "privatized" you can guarantee the law rewritten
with even stricter polcies and heavily enforced buy Bigbiz's well paid henchmen
from most US government agencies............Comment -
You either sports gamble on approved internet sports gaming sites or go to jail........
Down the road aways yet,ofcourse, but yeah............Comment -
Enforced? Maybe not...
A deterrent? Absolutely.Comment -
They'll make it imposible for offshore books to be profitable
when relying on US players..............
The go to jail part was a joke...........Comment -
I know that but the bill is called "Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act of 2006: An Act to prevent the use of certain payment instruments, cre.dit cards, and fund transfers for unlawful Internet gambling, and for other purposes."
Sports betting used to be illegal making it unlawful. But now its no longer unlawful and therefore shouldn't that bill get voided automatically after the new ruling?Comment -
It's still technically illegal in most of the states. All SCOTUS did was tell the feds they couldn't force the state to enact bans in their state legislatures. The states get to decide now whether to repeal those bans or keep them, but they now have a choice where they didn't before PASPA.Comment -
will not see much difference for years
A few states will have it but no major impact Country wide like lets say UK or AussieComment
