Online Gambling
The U.S. Federal Government is baring its teeth in an ongoing battle against “money laundering transactions and illegal gambling offenses” — specifically online gambling.
Internet casinos are illegal within the United States but that hasn’t stopped players from gambling at online casinos hosted outside of the U.S.
In order to gamble at an online casinos, players must fund their play either via credit card cash advances or bank withdrawals. To prevent U.S. players from online gambling, the government has made it illegal for U.S. banks and credit card companies to process payments to online casinos.
Gamblers will always find a way to gamble and putting up a wall expecting that players will simply turn around and take up another sport or hobby is wishful thinking. The wall becomes an open door for entrepreneurs who offer loopholes that get past legalities.