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Originally Posted by Willy702

Actually there is a Nevada law making it illegal to play any form of gambling online unless it is done with a Nevada gaming licensee, but it has only been used once to charge someone in its over 10 years of existence. The person charged was Billy Walters and the AG's office has had a long standing vendetta against him. Other than that no one has even been close to facing a charge and as mentioned there are tens of thousands of Nevadans betting online.

The federal law doesn't appear to apply to poker but it sure won't stop the Dept of Justice from trying to enforce it against poker sites. The general rule though is players don't get prosecuted, the business side gets it.

So yes it is probably illegal to play, but frankly your chances of getting in trouble are zero. My guess is the only reason why someone might want to avoid it is if they were going to try to get a job which required gaming licensing or some other high profile position where any sort of crime or appearance of crime would get someone in hot water.

I dont know if by Federal law you mean the UIEGA, but it's not "illegal" to play online. The act applies to the financial institutions and the processing of funds from online sites.

Now if you own a sportbook and try to come to the United States, assuming you've taken wagers from Americans, you may not be able to leave.