Oops. Did Congress accidentally legalize cyber gambling? - Kansas City Star

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Federal regulations issued Wednesday to enforce a law passed two years ago by Congress aimed at outlawing internet gambling might achieve precisely the opposite effect.

Faithful to the broad strokes of the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act of 2006, the Treasury department’s controversial 121-page rule exempts intrastate cyber gambling that is authorized by sovereign states or tribes, and sanctions online wagering under federal interstate horse racing gambling laws.

The rules also exempt individual gamblers from enforcement, baring the government’s regulatory teeth only at commercial gambling companies that operate cyber casinos and cyber bookie joints.

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