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Analysis of Goodlatte’s HR 4777 – The Internet Gambling Prohibition Act
http://www.igamingnews.com/index.cfm?page=artlisting&tid=6471
Good find OCC. The pertinant information to affiliates seems to be:
The term ‘information assisting in the placing of bets or wagers’ means information knowingly transmitted by an individual in a gambling business for use in placing, receiving, making, or otherwise enabling or facilitating a bet or wager and does not include—
(A )any posting or reporting of any educational information on how to make a legal bet or wager or the nature of betting or wagering, as long as such posting or reporting does not solicit or provide information for the purpose of facilitating or enabling the placing or receipt of bets or wagers in a jurisdiction where such betting is illegal; or
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advertising relating to betting or wagering in a jurisdiction where such betting or wagering is legal, as long as such advertising does not solicit or provide information for the purpose of facilitating or enabling the placing or receipt of bets or wagers in a jurisdiction where such betting is illegal.
It’s a little late at night for me to be reading legal jargon, but it sounds like having an information-based site is ok under this bill, which would seem to indicate that affiliate sites wouldn’t be at risk since we are “advertising related”.
However, the part about making ISPs block gambling sites should still be the biggest concern for any of us.
