LOL ummm onine gambling is NOT illegal!!!
think again grasshopper:
Your statement is all inclusive. In other words, you have not said that 'certain gambling activities are not Illegal online. Which is blatantly false.
In 1961, Congress enacted the Wire Act as a part of series of antiracketeering laws. The Wire Act complements other federal bookmaking statutes, such as the Travel Act (interstate travel in aid of racketeering enterprises, including gambling), the Interstate Transportation of Wagering Paraphernalia Act, and the Illegal Gambling Business Act (requires a predicate state law violation).
In order to prove a prima facie case, the government must establish that:
1. The person was "engaged in the business of betting or wagering"
(compared with a casual bettor);
2. The person transmitted in interstate or foreign commerce:
(a) bets or wagers,
(b) information assisting in the placement of bets or wagers, or
(c) a communication that entitled the recipient to receive money or credit as a result of a bet or wager;
3. The person used a " wire communication facility;" and
4. The person knowingly used a wire communication facility to engage in one of the three prohibited forms of transmissions.
Currently, nonsports betting is interpreted as legal" under the Wire Act.
Case law: most notably the recent decision by the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana, clearly supports this conclusion. In In re MasterCard Int'l, et al., a class action against several banks and credit card companies alleged unlawful interaction with Internet casinos in violation of RICO. The various defendants moved to dismiss the action under Rule 12(b)(6) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure for failure to state a claim upon which relief may be granted. The court held that the plain language of the Wire Act was limited to gambling on a sporting event or related contest. The court reasoned that:
[T]he recent legislative history of internet gambling legislation reinforces the Court's determination that internet gambling on a game of chance is not prohibited conduct under 18 U.S.C. § 1084. Recent legislative attempts have sought to amend the Wire Act to encompass "contest
of chance. . ." the "Internet Gambling Prohibition Act of 1999" . . . sought to amend Title 18 to prohibit the use of the internet to place a bet or wager upon a "contest of others, a sporting event, or a game of chance. . . ."
The case is currently on appeal to the Fifth Circuit.