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[steelyman]

Sorry if this has been asked and answered before but i didnt find anything on a search.

is one able to place a bet on the race on the internet from within the US?

i notice the sites i try to sign up for do not have united states for an option for country.

is this totally illegal to do here? is anyone doing this? any recommendations or advice would be welcome.

thanks

[Josta]

Originally posted by steelyman
Sorry if this has been asked and answered before but i didnt find anything on a search.

is one able to place a bet on the race on the internet from within the US?

i notice the sites i try to sign up for do not have united states for an option for country.

is this totally illegal to do here? is anyone doing this? any recommendations or advice would be welcome.

thanks

The US government really came down hard on internet betting sites because they say it can allow for money laundering. The CEO's of a number of betting sites were arrested, so as a result most betting sites are too scared to take US bets.

I believe that this site is continuing to stick 2 fingers up at the US government despite its former owner being convicted for violating the federal wire act. You can try it and see.

[steelyman]

thanks Josta for the link.

i called them and they claim that its legal and most of their customers are frmo the US.

not sure if i believe them - still doing some research to find out for sure.

[Ivan]

To bad you don't live in Atlantic City or Vegas.

[Budvar]

I am not sure about how good this firm is, but basically if you are USA based, most bookies cannot or wll not take your business. You live in the land of the free, free to buy semi automatic machine guns, but god forbid if you fancy Sato to beat Davidson. That really is a crime. No doubt there will be an illegal book or two running in the right bars.