Internet betting on sports is unambiguously illegal and betting on card games probably so.
Internet betting is hurting a bit, but punters are being wooed away by casinos and lotteries.
With the spread of Internet betting, it needn't be the result that is fixed.
Delaware and Nevada have passed laws legalizing Internet betting, which also occurs offshore, untaxed and unregulated.
"This is legal interstate, Internet betting, and nobody wants to control it.
Internet betting is illegal in Connecticut, and Attorney General Richard Blumenthal, above, threatened a lawsuit yesterday.
I emptied my internet betting account on Algeria, presuming Malawi to be no hopers," writes John McBurnie.
Supporters say taxes on Internet betting could yield as much as $42 billion for the government over 10 years.
That might seem an acceptable cost if the war on Internet betting looked set to accomplish its goals.
While legislation to authorize Internet betting has been proposed several times in Congress, there has been no breakthrough.
Some of the fastest growth has been in internet betting, which now accounts for about 15% of all bets placed with British firms.
