The Legality of Cash Skill Gaming
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Skill gaming, namely the staking of cash on a game of skill, is an issue of hot contention in state legislatures across the US. Following the passage of last Fall's Internet Gambling Prohibition Act of 2007, skill gaming was recognized to be exempt from federal prohibition. However, gambling is an issue that is regulated at a state level, so states too can outlaw skill gaming, as many have done. According to WorldWinner, the largest provider of skill gaming services, its services are, currently, illegal in fourteen states: Arkansas, Arizona, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Iowa, Illinois, Louisiana, Maryland, Montana, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee and Vermont.
According to our research, WorldWinner (and many other skill gaming companies) take an extremely liberal view of state laws barring online gambling. If there is any ambiguity with respect to the legality of their services in any particular state, then they operate freely there. Two years ago, WorldWinner operated in 44 states; today, it operates in 36 states, reflecting the increasingly restrictive state, legal environment for skill gaming operators. Read More...
According to our research, WorldWinner (and many other skill gaming companies) take an extremely liberal view of state laws barring online gambling. If there is any ambiguity with respect to the legality of their services in any particular state, then they operate freely there. Two years ago, WorldWinner operated in 44 states; today, it operates in 36 states, reflecting the increasingly restrictive state, legal environment for skill gaming operators. Read More...
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