Citation[]
Congressional Research Service, Internet Gambling: Overview of Federal Criminal Law (CRS Report RS21984) (Nov. 29, 2004) (full-text).
Overview[]
This a brief summary of the federal criminal status implicated by conducting illegal gambling using the Internet. It also discusses some of the constitutional issues associated with prosecuting illegal Internet gambling. Gambling is primarily a matter of state law, reinforced by federal law in instances where the presence of an interstate or foreign element might otherwise frustrate the enforcement policies of state law. State officials and others have expressed concern that the Internet may be used to bring illegal into their jurisdictions.