Current Events > Is betting on sport really illegal in the USA?

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GaryGaryGary 05/28/18 10:25:03 PM #1:	Let me just get this straight, even on the internet the USA government tells it's hard working people what it can and can't spend their own money on. No one, not even a grown adult can stick a tenner on say Germany to win the world cup using paddy power or something? Could you go to prison if you were to sign up to the betfair exchange and tried to lay some bets and became the 'bookie' on something like the superbowl? <cite>GaryGaryGary posted [p:902151231] in Is betting... [t:76652784]...</cite> <quote>Let me just get this straight, even on the internet the USA government tells it's hard working people what it can and can't spend their own money on. No one, not even a grown adult can stick a tenner on say Germany to win the world cup using paddy power or something? Could you go to prison if you were to sign up to the betfair exchange and tried to lay some bets and became the 'bookie' on something like the superbowl?</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Burgess 05/28/18 10:25:44 PM #2:	Not everywhere. --- Burgess [Z?] ...follow the Mod that failed. "All that typing made me have to crap."~Dark Magic Vixen <cite>Burgess posted [p:902151270] in Is betting... [t:76652784]...</cite> <quote>Not everywhere.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
jumi 05/28/18 10:25:54 PM #3:	Not anymore. --- XBL Gamertag: Rob Thorsman Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/robertvsilvers <cite>jumi posted [p:902151287] in Is betting... [t:76652784]...</cite> <quote>Not anymore.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
DavidWong 05/28/18 10:27:12 PM #4:	This has always blown me away about America In Australia on Saturdays, friends go to the pub to eat, drink and bet on sports/racing all day Not being able to bet on sports would tear Australia apart tbqh --- When goods do not cross borders, soldiers will. Frederic Bastiat, French economist (1801-1850) <cite>DavidWong posted [p:902151364] in Is betting... [t:76652784]...</cite> <quote>This has always blown me away about America In Australia on Saturdays, friends go to the pub to eat, drink and bet on sports/racing all day Not being able to bet on sports would tear Australia apart tbqh</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ThyCorndog 05/28/18 10:27:52 PM #5:	land of the free buddy. freedom ain't free --- Hey what's going on in this thread https://imgur.com/6fpKRW8 https://imgur.com/RNZi0gk <cite>ThyCorndog posted [p:902151413] in Is betting... [t:76652784]...</cite> <quote>land of the free buddy. freedom ain't free</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
GaryGaryGary 05/29/18 9:44:30 AM #6:	I've just found out lotteries are also illegal in part of america. Also, prohibition still exists in large parts of the USA. You can get arrested for being in possession of beer as a grown adult in many parts of the country! <cite>GaryGaryGary posted [p:902172966] in Is betting... [t:76652784]...</cite> <quote>I've just found out lotteries are also illegal in part of america. Also, prohibition still exists in large parts of the USA. You can get arrested for being in possession of beer as a grown adult in many parts of the country!</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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