Online gambling industry took many turns in the US, going from completely banned to finally legalized and available in a big part of the country.
The history of gambling in the USA is a long one and not without bumps along the way. Both live and online gambling establishments have run into legal trouble in the US over the years thanks to conflicting lobbies and a variety of interests that could often not see eye to eye.
Today, online gambling is finally legal in some capacity in the vast majority of the country, but this was not always the case.
In fact, eGaming operators were prosecuted by the US authorities for many years, often even beyond American borders and in spectacular fashion.
Even today, most of the eGaming sites you can find in places like captaingambling.com are still banned in the US, but legal operators do finally exist, so we take a look at how we got here and how things were in the past.
Gambling Industry in the US
Unlike most other countries that regulate gambling on a country-wide level, the US is in a unique position, as its federal system means that only the most important matters for the nation are decided on that level.
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Come Prepared
Most people who show up at the track every week get there without having any idea what they are walking into.
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