Is online gambling with an offshore company legal in the United States?

Question

Or in the state of florida if anybody knows.

Answer 1

You can play poker legally on http://www.spadeclub.com. It is sponsored by cardplayer magazine and if you use the code ACESFULL you can get a two week free trial. It pays real cash prizes when you win. They base it on sweepstakes laws.

You can also play blackjack and poker at http://www.clububt.com, it will show you the prizes that you can play for. It does cost $20 month to join. If you register and enter this code WEC97XUK, it will give you two free weeks on their site. I have a paid membership there and I've won real cash there and they do pay.

Both sites are legal to play at in the USA.

Answer 2

If you mean to set-up a gambling business, there are two certain things about it: 1. An online casino website is deemed to be legal if it has received a license in one or more jurisdictions including offshore/tax-haven. And generally it can operate anywhere, Internet has no boundaries. But.

2. The US has come down on overseas-based gambling websites to prevent them from targeting US citizens. In October 2006 there appeared a law that made it illegal for banks and credit card companies to settle payments to online gambling websites.

So, if you mean to target US citizens you will definitely have problems.

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Answer 3

U.S. player friendly casinos are listed here http://www.casinolowdown.com/player-guid... and gambling is perfectly legal in the state of Florida.

Answer 4

No as of about a year ago it is not legal. There is a group called the poker players allience that has been lobbying to get it legalized. There are ways to get around it and put your money in but it is not legal.

Answer 5

never been ruled illegal

Answer 6

This isn't as clear cut as some people think.  The  U.S. Supreme Court has thrown out a decision that would have made it illegal throughout the country.  Several states though have statutes against it though.  The Feds of course have thrown a big roadblock into the thing by prohibiting financial institutions from dealing with offshore betting firms which among other things has led to Americans not being able to use their credit cards there and a lot of sites not accepting U.S. players.  Some sites do accept them though and there are still millions of Americans betting online and the issue of whether they can or not is still a matter of legal debate.

A.J.

http://kingcobrapoker.com

Answer 7

There is NO federal law that makes the act of wagering online illegal. The only federal law that addresses gambling is the wire act from the 1960's which makes it illegal to place wagers via the telephone. The US government passed a port security law and tacked on provisions (UIGEA) that make it illegal for BANKS, not players, to fund or accept payment from "illegal" gaming sources. The only problem (for the govt) is that there are dozens of third party methods available for funding and no way to trace ACH credits. Another problem for the DOJ is that they qualified the online gambling statement with "illegal online gambling" yet failed to define "illegal online gambling". There is no law that speaks to online gambling so UIGEA refers to no specific activity. In other words, the new provisions are only for show, a meager attempt to turn the banks into law enforcement agencies, and the end result is a waste of ink. I still use my VISA check card and e-check on my favorite sites. Online gaming will be impossible to completely eliminate from the US. The best they can do is make it inconvenient. Eventually I see the industry being regulated and taxed.

The only states with laws directed towards online wagering are Michigan, Illinois, Louisiana, Oregon, Wisconsin, Washington, Indiana, Nevada, New York, New Jersey and South Dakota. Although these states do have specific laws pertaining to online gaming, there has not been any charges laid and those laws are vague and currently being challenged.

Some sites have decided, on their own, to no longer accept American players. These are the publicly traded companies and most have returned to private owners. All of the sites that have been prosecuted have been for accepting wagers from Americans WHILE being based on US soil! It has nothing to do with off shore online gambling. There are still many highly reputable sites that welcome and cater to American clients.

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