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Is Online Gambling Legal?
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- August 23, 2010
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Online gambling is specifically illegal in some states. The federal government for the most part has left this up to the individual state to decide on the legality of it; HOWEVER, the federal government does have in place certain laws that make the transfer of money illegal for certain things. Please note that this information is not meant in any way to be legal advice. We are not attorneys and are only publishing what we have learned.
Now, of all the states that have specific laws on the books that prohibit online gambling specifically, we have:
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Louisiana
- Michigan – not an actual law specifically prohibiting it, but added a statute that says that the internet cannot be used to violate the gambling laws already on the books.
- Montana
- Nevada
- Oregon
- South Dakota
- Washington State
No other state has.......