Question about the gambling ban

#1 19th October 2006, 12:44 AM

Not realy poker related but it has to do with the online gambling ban so I put it here. The other day a friend of mine told me that betting on horses online is still legal in the US. I was just wondering if this is true or not, seems prety messed up if it is.

#2 19th October 2006, 12:54 AM

I've never heard of betting on horses online, but I'm not a horse race bettor either. Horse racing is still legal.

Besides, the 'gambling ban' really isn't that, anyway, right? I assume you're referring to the recent crap with Frist and the stuff about not allowing US financial institutions to make or accept payments to/from gambling sites.

#3 19th October 2006, 1:43 AM

Yea, that. My friends dad lives in the states, he said thats who told him. My firend bets on horse races online all the time, waste of money if you ask me.

#4 19th October 2006, 3:29 AM

Yes, in certain states you can wager on Horse Racing online. Pennsylvania is one of those states. We have a state lottery, horse racing, we will begin having Slot parlors in January, but no table games, and no poker rooms.

#5 19th October 2006, 1:58 PM

Here is a quote from a great article that PartyT posted in another section:

Quote:

The new law actually legalizes online betting on horse racing, Internet state lotteries and some fantasy sports.

For the rest of the article, see here: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/15265338/site/newsweek/

It's a good read; I'd recommend it.

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