Can Americans bet anywhere?

[YoungManRumble]

They are still around????

I know they were in the 1990s because I used them. They were 100% legal and above board. But our lifer D and R politicians made them illegal during the W Bush years. The websites all shut down long, long ago.

Are you saying they are back? Or are these non-licensed sites you have to trust to be honest?

Did they ever even go anywhere? Lots seem to operate out of Gibraltar or the Caribbean somewhere. They are huge operations like bet365, bodog, william hill and the like that have been around online for 20 years. Infact some you even need to verify your identify to prove your age so you gotta earn their trust not the other way around ironically.

[1bad65]

Did they ever even go anywhere? Lots seem to operate out of Gibraltar or the Caribbean somewhere. They are huge operations like bet365, bodog, william hill and the like that have been around online for 20 years. Infact some you even need to verify your identify to prove your age so you gotta earn their trust not the other way around ironically.

You're in the US?

And to clarify, I'm not talking about fantasy sports.


I ask because that sounds so different than what I experienced. And the ones I used were offshore (Central America). Once the US banned offshore sports ********, they all went belly-up.

Oddly, we didn't ban offshore futures betting until ***** was in office. But we banned offshore sports ******** during the 1990s.

[YoungManRumble]

You're in the US?

And to clarify, I'm not talking about fantasy sports.


I ask because that sounds so different than what I experienced. And the ones I used were offshore (Central America). Once the US banned offshore sports ********, they all went belly-up.

Oddly, we didn't ban offshore futures betting until ***** was in office. But we banned offshore sports ******** during the 1990s.

My location is listed as Canada and is factual. Yeah I'm talking about sports ******** on offshore sites, specially the mega ones that cater more to the causals than the sharps. Not sure about legality but I think it's legal here. I don't really care that much either way just a minor hobby, no one's coming after a low roller like me.

[1bad65]

My location is listed as Canada and is factual. Yeah I'm talking about sports ******** on offshore sites, specially the mega ones that cater more to the causals than the sharps. Not sure about legality but I think it's legal here. I don't really care that much either way just a minor hobby, no one's coming after a low roller like me.

Thanks for the info.

I was hoping it was legal here in the US like before, but it isn't. I'm glad you get to gamble on sports online when you want. Good luck when you do!

[Tomjas]

Friend of mine founded an offshore sports betting site in Malta

Sold it for $1 to his partner when ***** banned it

Partner ended up in jail for US tax avoidance

Easier prosecution than ******** stuff apparently

Friend now owns online poker site based in Caribbean still targeting US

Supposedly legal

[Eff Pandas]

I like FD, didn't like DK.

I saw someone post a wild parlay, didn't think $3M was the payout.

I tried to put $50 on this parlay and got rejected, put $20 and it went thru.

Well fook that's weird. Idk why they wouldn't let you make any $50 parlay you want if they are taking $3M parlay bets. Hell you could make a $50 parlay at William Hill & they are notorious for shutting down folks & limiting bets.

[Eff Pandas]

Friend of mine founded an offshore sports betting site in Malta

Sold it for $1 to his partner when ***** banned it

Partner ended up in jail for US tax avoidance

Easier prosecution than ******** stuff apparently

Friend now owns online poker site based in Caribbean still targeting US

Supposedly legal

Lol. As a former poker player as I understand it these days only the state based poker sites are legal. The rest, like America's Cardroom among others, that operate from countries besides the US are more in a legal grey area than they are legal & are a lil too off the radar to be effed with &/or the powers that be just got bigger fish to fry.

[Beercules]

We can do whatever the funk we want, not like u bish ass green teef muda****as

[Tomjas]

Lol. As a former poker player as I understand it these days only the state based poker sites are legal. The rest, like America's Cardroom among others, that operate from countries besides the US are more in a legal grey area than they are legal & are a lil too off the radar to be effed with &/or the powers that be just got bigger fish to fry.

Probably

Based in Italy which makes no sense at all

He�s a seriously smart guy so ...

[1bad65]

Lol. As a former poker player as I understand it these days only the state based poker sites are legal. The rest, like America's Cardroom among others, that operate from countries besides the US are more in a legal grey area than they are legal & are a lil too off the radar to be effed with &/or the powers that be just got bigger fish to fry.

His info is off (though he is never ever wrong ).

It wasn't ***** who banned offshore sports ********.

That happened during the W Bush years, before *****.


Again, I was actively doing it back then. I had accounts on two different sites. I had to pull my money out after the ban legislation was passed but before the law took effect.

They later banned futures betting (like betting on elections and other current events) under *****.