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Internet gambling has been frequently featured in the media today. It has been seen as violating the Wire Act, which states that no form of betting can be done over any lines of wire communication. This includes all telephone lines which is what the internet is communicating through. Several businesses are set up offshore the Caribbean or Central America where betting is legal, in order to avoid the laws of the U.S..
According to an article written by Sharon Walsh, of the Washington Post, six companies were charged in Internet betting. This was the first legal action taken against those trying to avoid the law. "The managers and owners of six Internet sports betting companies that operated offshore and allowed bettors in the United States to gamble on football, basketball and other sports were charged in federal court here today with illegally using the wires and telephone to transmit bets,"as stated in her article.
"The Internet is not an electronic sanctuary for illegal betting," said U.S. Attorney General Janet Reno. "It's a federal crime to use the Internet to conduct betting operations. . . . You can't hide online and you can't hide offshore."
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