In witch state is promotion online casino legal?

[diro]

Can you help me? I would like to ask you, if you know in witch state (country) is promotion (banner or textlink) online casinos legal?
Thank you very much for your answer

[Dominique]

It is ILLEGAL in Washington.

[diro]

thanks Dominique but i search LEGAL, no ILLEGAL.

[CityGuard]

Whenever legal questions arise I want to strongly recommend that you talk with a qualified attorney. I can give you some reports I've heard, but a I'm not an attorney so I mean my comments to be just a starting point in your research.

As far as I understand, the law in Louisiana that prohibits operating an online casino also specifically exempts advertising, meaning it is one of only a few states where the law is not silent on whether it is ok to advertise online gambling and in this case the lack of silence is permitting rather than restricting. Also, Louisiana is based in the 5th circuit, which has ruled that the Wire Act only applies to sports betting (In Re: Mastercard).

As far as I understand, most states are silent with regard to advertising. Without a legal background I would tend to think that the absence of specific restrictions would mean the activity is legal, but there could be more generic laws that could be applied. For example, if the services you provide rises above marketing to be more of a partnership, then criminal facilitation (the state-level equivalent of aiding and abetting) could become a factor. But because of the legislative silence and the possibly attempted application of these more generally types of laws, it really becomes a matter of understanding the law as a spectrum of risks rather than clearly a yes/no question. At the minimum risk level, even if there is nothing making an action illegal there could still be a risk of government harrassment/unsupported action based on local politics.

[raphnix]

Can you help me? I would like to ask you, if you know in witch state (country) is promotion (banner or textlink) online casinos legal?
Thank you very much for your answer

You mean you're planning to put live banners or advertise your online casino within a state? If that so, you should research about their gambling laws in each country for you to learn your limitations and exceptions.

BTW, I thought you're only referring to an alleged "Witch State".

[matted]

And with all the discussion about the US... the topic of international countries (international to USA residents at least) is a good one.

[Dominique]

Given that the posters native language is not english, he may be meaning to ask which countries, not which states. Many languages call countries "states".

I think it makes more sense that way and I think likely that was the question, he did put "country" in paremphasis - but just guessing here.

There is a long answer here http://answers.google.com/answers/th...id/772198.html but I don't know how accurate or timely it is. Didn't have time to read it all.

Interesting though.

[CityGuard]

Given that the posters native language is not english, he may be meaning to ask which countries, not which states. Many languages call countries "states".

I think it makes more sense that way and I think likely that was the question, he did put "country" in paremphasis - but just guessing here.

Yes, after I posted my comment I noticed the parenthetical clarification that he meant state in the sense of nation-state / country. I would be interested to hear the information people provide on this but don't feel comfortable offering thoughts on other jurisdictions without looking further into the question.

I do think the U.K. has fairly reasonable laws with respect to operating an online gambling portal. I know there are restrictions on advertising, limiting the brands that are being promoted to only those that are licensed in the EU or in a jurisdiction whitelisted as being the equivalent level of rigor as an EU-based licensed holder, but I'm not sure if there are other requirements beyond that. Perhaps a U.K. webmaster can provide some more detail about what it takes to be in compliance there?