US appeals court upholds Internet gambling ban

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US appeals court upholds Internet gambling ban

Sep 1, 8:07 PM (ET)

By MARYCLAIRE DALE


PHILADELPHIA (AP) - A U.S. appeals court upheld an Internet gambling ban Tuesday, rejecting a challenge from an association of off-shore bookies that the federal prohibition was too vague and violated privacy rights.

The 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Philadelphia rejected arguments from Interactive Media Entertainment & Gaming Association in New Jersey, which had filed the lawsuit hoping to legalize online betting in that state.

Congress passed the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act in 2006 to ban online gambling that would be illegal in the state where the individual or gambling business conducts the transaction. The law does not target the bet itself but criminalizes bank or credit card transactions linked to the bet.

The group, comprised of mostly offshore betting operators, had attacked the law as unconstitutionally vague. Their lawyers questioned how the location of an online bet would be determined if the gambler is in Delaware, for instance, and the operation is in Costa Rica.

http://apnews.myway.com/article/20090902/D9AEREHG0.html
 
was there some sort of discussion to go along with this? Or was this another post of yours to show that you approve of more control over people?
 
You said I was approving of more control over people.

no difference.

What if I accused you of approving of slave labor by children?
 
thankfully when it comes to poker rights in mass:

MA - Senator - John Kerry (DEM) - ?
Member of the 111 Congress MA - Senator - Edward Kennedy (DEM) - ?
Member of the 111 Congress MA - 01 - John Olver (DEM) - A
Member of the 111 Congress MA - 02 - Richard Neal (DEM) - A
Member of the 111 Congress MA - 03 - James McGovern (DEM) - A
Member of the 111 Congress MA - 04 - Barney Frank (DEM) - A+
Member of the 111 Congress MA - 05 - Niki Tsongas (DEM) - ?
Member of the 111 Congress MA - 06 - John Tierney (DEM) - A
Member of the 111 Congress MA - 07 - Edward Markey (DEM) - A
Member of the 111 Congress MA - 08 - Michael Capuano (DEM) - A
Member of the 111 Congress MA - 09 - Stephen Lynch (DEM) - A
Member of the 111 Congress MA - 10 - William Delahunt (DEM) - A


I'm all set.
 
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