If "they" means Congress, they never actually outlawed Internet gambling. What they did was stop money transfers from U.S. banks to Internet gambling sites. The biggest effect was to Online casinos and bingo games and most of them were forced to shut down. Basically if the sites issued players a check, no U.S. bank could cash it. The Online poker sites where less effected because of the large volume of foreign players and most of those sites have found other means for U.S. players to maintain real money accounts.

Some states enacted bans on any Internet gambling even though they still haven't a clue as how to enforce it. There is Constitutional question on if states can ban residence from visiting any website originating from another state or from another country too.

The IRS can require state lotteries to withhold taxes on winnings over $5000 and issue W2-Gs on winnings over $600. There is a problem of how to tax the online winnings because the IRS has no jurisdiction outside the U.S. where the Internet gambling sites are located. That is pretty much the reason why Internet Gaming Bill is still stalled in committee.

The crime should not be Internet gambling -- rather, it should be a crime to tell people what they can and can't do with their own money.

I know the government looks at any form of gambling as a new revenue stream, but in reality any taxes should exist on Internet gambling only in large enough amounts to self-fund the regulatory body necessary to prevent scams.

The crime should not be Internet gambling -- rather, it should be a crime to tell people what they can and can't do with their own money.

I totally agree, are you idiots in Washington listening?

Tea Party, Coffee Party any other party, it's our rights as Americans.... are you idiots in Washington listening??

It's Our Freaking Money; we can do with it What the Freak we want.

I am sick of these boobs in Washington telling US what the freak we can do with our money!

We earn it; we pay tax on it so we can do whatever we want. I might point out that before the ban on Internet gambling and money that we earned, oh what a nice term "EARNED" was spent right here in the good old US of A, so it helped the economy. You jerks put a stop to it and so goes the economy.

Now don't get me started on the oil companies headquartered overseas that just had a hand in the biggest oil spill in America that petioned a court to limit it's liability...what are you going to do about that MR Representative? 

Spend less time telling US what we can do with our money and more time  doing what we sent you to Washington to do.

>Michael

The internet sites pay $900 for a pick 3 straight.

The states pay $500.

Do you think this will fly??

ez

Question.  How are they going to make the off-shore people cooperate?

Amen, Amen, and Amen. If people go to work and earn their money, then they're entitled to spend it the way the want. If they are fortunate enough to make or win money through something they are at losings odds with, they should definitely be able to keep 100% of it.

The government is just greedy and wants to have its' hand in every little penny existing...SO THAT THEY CAN GO AND WASTE FOR US!!

All I can say is write your congress and tell them exactly as you've all stated here. They already get part of the money we work for. Why should they be entitled to any of what we've "played for???"

L.L.

Question.  How are they going to make the off-shore people cooperate?

If they are from another Country they don't have to co-operate do that??? I was wondering about that? I like things the way they are. I want all my money. Don't you?

I've been gambling online for YEARS.  I have never had a problem depositing money or getting paid.  Been doing it since about 1985.  Now the FEDS are realizing that they are missing out on a LOT of money in potential taxes.  What a bunch of idiots.  Sometimes your odds are better gambling online.  It just really depends on where you gamble.  I have made a ton of money gambling online.  It is about they legalize it.

Darlin, loose lips sink ships, if you don't think the states have someone monitoring this site , you'd be very wrong. Internet gambling in the us is illegal. not judging just saying be careful.