gmiller - 11:27 am on Feb 19, 2006 (gmt 0)

The DoJ claims online gambling is illegal because of the Wire Act. However, the Supreme Court has previously ruled in multiple non-gambling cases that the Internet is not a wired communications medium. This bill amends the Wire Act to include the Internet and allows the government to go after banks and credit card companies. Online gambling companies don't like credit cards anyway, but losing access to bank accounts would be a serious problem.

If this passes, it also signals the U.S. government's intent to simply accept the economic sanctions authorized by the WTO.