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Florida Attorney General Reports

Decided October 18, 1995Published

1Opinion of the Court

The Honorable Steven A. Geller Representative, District 101 1250 East Hallendale Beach Boulevard Suite 604 Hallendale, Florida 32309

Dear Representative Geller:

You ask the following questions:(1) Is a Florida resident prohibited from gambling on the Internet or using a telephone to place bets outside of the state?(2) May the State of Florida prohibit gambling on cruise ships?

In sum:(1) Federal law currently prohibits an individual engaged in the business of betting or wagering from using wire communications for the transmission of information that assists in the placing of bets or wagers,…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Skiriotes v. FloridaSupreme Court of the United States · 1941
  2. Lesly Cohen v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1967
  3. Tommy Truchinski v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1968
  4. People v. WeerenCalifornia Supreme Court · 1980
  5. United States v. BlackDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1968

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