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DoJ Won't Touch the Horserace Industry

The assertion that horserace betting online is legal in the United States is not actually completely factual. Though the Department of Justice (DoJ) has yet to prosecute any of the online casino horserace betting companies, the U.S. laws are actually quite murky where horserace betting is concerned. Last year’s online casinos ban, the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act (UIEGA), was specific in the regulations that affect only offshore online casino companies and gambling activities – land-based online horserace betting received no clarifications within the UIEGA.

Though some media outlets are alluding to possible litigation between the online horserace industry and the U.S. government, others in the industry assert that litigation is unlikely at this point. Recent concerns were raised when an online casino horse betting site asserted that it operated fully within U.S. laws. The DoJ responded with a letter that confirmed that the DoJ views online casinos horse betting as illegal, and also notes that the UIGEA was not intended as legislation to address U.S. interstate horse betting.

So, considering that the DoJ is working steadily to obliterate online casino sites in the U.S., some wonder why the DoJ has no plans to question the online horse betting industry’s interpretation of federal laws. Most agree though that a primary reason for the lack of litigation centers on the point that the DoJ might not win a lawsuit against individuals or online casino horse batting companies. Interpretation of the Interstate Horseracing Act and other federal laws seem to favor the horse betting industry rather than the government’s opinion.