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NPR : Online Gambling, Illegal in U.S., Attracting Millions
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by debwire | August 17, 2005 at 01:54 am
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Internet poker has surpassed sports betting as the most popular form of online gambling -- an industry that now takes in as much as $10 billion a year. There's one catch: playing online poker -- for money -- is illegal in the United States.
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at 11:11 on August 21st, 2007
There are still certain online poker sites where you can play and they are not illegal, even in the US.