08-03-2006, 09:56 AM
vicki2 Wrote:It's interesting also to see that some of them are beginning to get into trouble with the U.S. since, technically, this kind of gambling isn't completely legal in the U.S. That's why all the online sites are based outside of the U.S.
It's the same in France. The government is supposed to have a monopoly on gambling (to prevent private sector abuse, and make a bit of money). These online gambling sites infringe on this monopoly.
A lot of gambling sites run out of very very small countries, were business men can get very familiar with local government officials. There is a small island in the medeteranian which does this (the population is extremely small, and many gambling sites run out from it).
What it amouts to is: don't expect the law to protect you with these sites