What All the Rooms Taking US Players Know...

[adioking]

From http://www.macpokeronline.com/legal/...9543-analysis/

This is what I've found to be useful:

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The Definition of Unlawful Internet Gambling

Of extreme importance in a statute is the definitional section that sets forth the parameters of a bill. The term “Unlawful Internet gambling” is given a definition. Section 5362(6) defines unlawful Internet gambling to mean placing or receiving a bet “where such bet or wager is unlawful under any applicable Federal or State law.” This raises the question regarding what type of online gambling is already illegal. That will be discussed below.

First, let’s move on to the meat of the bill. This is the section that states just what is prohibited. Section 5363 begins by saying that “No person engaged in the business of betting or wagering may knowingly accept…” electronic transfers, credit cards, etc. where a person is engaged in “unlawful Internet gambling.” This new law applies, if and only if, the gambling is already illegal under current law.

This brings us directly to the issue of what has been deemed illegal in the last 10 years since the first online casino opened its virtual doors. In a nutshell, sports betting is made illegal by the 1961 Wire Act, but casinos and poker are not.

Remember please, that the Attorney General’s office has not brought one lawsuit in 10 years against a poker site, even though it takes the position that online poker is prohibited by the Wire Act.

Basically what I've been trying to say for quite some time now, but an attorney said this, not me.

[John D]

Thanks.

Any reason why the rooms are banning US players already then?

[losercore]

It's obvious why public companies are freaking out. Why others acted so quickly is beyond me.

[SunPoker.com]

Laws can be interpreted in many different ways. Everyone has their own opinion. I think the publicly held companies are not taking a chance on the US interpretation of this law.

I do agree with you though Adio.

Mark