December 5, 2008
Where can I read about how playing certain online games is Illegal in Texas?
utfan67 asked:
I used to play online bingo all the time, until there was a law passed and it banned Texas residents from playing.
I used to play online bingo all the time, until there was a law passed and it banned Texas residents from playing.
Where can I read more about that law?
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The Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act (UIGEA) was passed by the government in 2005 with a bill about port security. It does not allow US banks do business with offshore gambling websites, especially one of games of just luck. I am mainly a poker player, and I am a memer of the Poker Players Alliance, trying to prove to the government that poker is a game of mainly skill, with only some luck involved to have it carved out of the UIGEA laws. I do not know a whole lot about online bingo, but I believe this Act has affected anyone who gambles online. I live in Texas myself, but I do not know of any laws that Texas has passed, only these federal laws. Visit the websites below to learn more about the UIGEA and the PPA.
I would advice you visiting the following sites: – analysis of UIGEA.