U.S. Threatens Action Against Online Gambling
Tuesday March 16, 2004
Federal prosecutors have begun a wide-ranging effort to curb the growing popularity of online gambling in the United States by quietly threatening legal action against American companies that do business with Internet casinos and sports betting operations based outside the country, lawyers and industry executives say. The investigation into the activities of media, public relations and technology companies relies on a controversial legal concept that holds that the American businesses, by providing advertising and other services that support Internet gambling, are "aiding and abetting" online casinos. Read more from New York Times.
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Online gambling has left me broke. it is a game of skill and a lucky flop. I believe that you lose more than you win which can leave people such as myself, borderline bankrupt. Poker on TV represent “dreams come true” for those few who make it. How many thousands of people use their life savings, get a loan, take out a 2nd mortgage to enter WSOP. Personally, I have sought that dream and have lost so much money in the process now, I am losing everything I have worked so hard for. It makes me sick because I am letting down my family. I can’t believe that I am handing my hard earned money to PartyPoker and PokerStars. I know better and I struggle with this because I love the thrill of gambling. I can better protect myself and my family if it wasn’t so easy to get money from all the companies that make it so available. (firepay, neteller, etc.)