Online poker could be officially illegal in MA soon

[Dmunnee]

Didn't see that, KEW. Thanks. Lock the thread I guess.

[BTMegaCash]

maybe you havent heard but online poker is illegal throughout the US...so these state laws which will do basically nothing just as the national law really hasent stopped serious player really will ot change anything...i am from washington which made online gambling illegal before the US did and i just kept on playing and had no issue what so ever...these legislations banning online gambling get nearly no funding so they cannot actively go out and enforce this law...

[RikaKazak]

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maybe you havent heard but online poker is illegal throughout the US

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ZOMG it's you again

This is COMPLETELY WRONG! Washington state is the ONLY state that it's illegal to play poker online. In Idaho, it's 100% legal. In Oregon, 100% legal. In Texas, 100% legal. etc. etc. There is NO LAW at the Federal level banning or making poker illegal to play online.

This once again shows how retarded you are as a poster. Please just ban yourself and go away. Between your complete lack of actual knowledge, and your "lobbying for AP" no one wants you here.

[permafrost]

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Washington state is the ONLY state that it's illegal to play poker online. In Oregon, 100% legal.

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Not sure what you mean by '100% legal', but in Oregon it's deemed "unlawful" and a misdemeanor, since playing online raked poker is not "specifically authorized by law".

[NewGuy]

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Washington state is the ONLY state that it's illegal to play poker online. In Oregon, 100% legal.

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This issue is not isolated to just 1 or 2 states, it's a disease that could spread to your state next if you live in the US.

According to http://www.compatiblepoker.com/usa.php, it's a felony in Louisiana too.

VI. 11 States Strongly Affected by Poker / Casino Ban
Many sites have issued an 11 state ban not allowing players only from the following states.

Illinois
Indiana
Louisiana - felony to play online poker for real money in the US
Michigan
Nevada
New Jersey
New York
Oregon
South Dakota
Washington - felony to play online poker for real money in the US
Wisconsin

[KEW]

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maybe you havent heard but online poker is illegal throughout the US...so these state laws which will do basically nothing just as the national law really hasent stopped serious player really will ot change anything...i am from washington which made online gambling illegal before the US did and i just kept on playing and had no issue what so ever...these legislations banning online gambling get nearly no funding so they cannot actively go out and enforce this law...

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King of the Trolls...

In there anything involving poker that you actually know the facts or the story????

OP In your opinion what Law or Laws made it illegal to play poker online?????

[BTMegaCash]

ok so the actual playing is not illegal on the federal level its just that funding online gaming accounts from the US is illegal.

[KEW]

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ok so the actual playing is not illegal on the federal level its just that funding online gaming accounts from the US is illegal.

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This is not even 100% true..It is not illegal for me to send sites funds BUT it's illegal for sited to receive the funds..Being that the sites are "outside" US jurisdiction so what can be done to them???? If the UIGEA Regs are ever approved they will be faced by a number of Constitutional challenges...

This points out how effective the DOJ is with there scare tactics...

[MicroBob]

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ok so the actual playing is not illegal on the federal level its just that funding online gaming accounts from the US is illegal.

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This is not even 100% true..It is not illegal for me to send sites funds BUT it's illegal for sited to receive the funds..Being that the sites are "outside" US jurisdiction so what can be done to them???? If the UIGEA Regs are ever approved they will be faced by a number of Constitutional challenges...

This points out how effective the DOJ is with there scare tactics...

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Not only is his assertion not "100% true" it really isn't ANY true.
I can fund my account all day long and I am not breaking the law. Some of the media have misunderstood this and said otherwise and obviously there are people like this poster who believe this to be true. But I'm pretty certain that the federal laws as they currently stand specifically state that any player who is funding any account or even playing poker on that account are not breaking the law. There are a few states where even these activities are illegal now I believe.
But people REALLY need to just stop making stuff up that they thought they heard on CNN about how it is illegal to fund an account or gamble on the internet.

[KEW]

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ok so the actual playing is not illegal on the federal level its just that funding online gaming accounts from the US is illegal.

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This is not even 100% true..It is not illegal for me to send sites funds BUT it's illegal for sited to receive the funds..Being that the sites are "outside" US jurisdiction so what can be done to them???? If the UIGEA Regs are ever approved they will be faced by a number of Constitutional challenges...

This points out how effective the DOJ is with there scare tactics...

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Not only is his assertion not "100% true" it really isn't ANY true.
I can fund my account all day long and I am not breaking the law. Some of the media have misunderstood this and said otherwise and obviously there are people like this poster who believe this to be true. But I'm pretty certain that the federal laws as they currently stand specifically state that any player who is funding any account or even playing poker on that account are not breaking the law. There are a few states where even these activities are illegal now I believe.
But people REALLY need to just stop making stuff up that they thought they heard on CNN about how it is illegal to fund an account or gamble on the internet.

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The reason I used not 100% true is because of the "proposed" Regs currently in the comment phase...Under these "proposed" Regs financial Institions such as bank can face fines and penalities if they send payments to "Illegal Gaming Sites"...OTOH the Banks face no such risk from "overblocking"...