Legal Opinion
Opinion No. (1997)
California Attorney General Reports
Decided April 25, 1997Published
1Opinion of the Court
DANIEL E. LUNGREN Attorney General CLAYTON P. ROCHE Deputy Attorney General
THE HONORABLE JAMES P. FOX, DISTRICT ATTORNEY, SAN MATEO COUNTY, has requested an opinion on the following question:
May a person place a bet by telephone in California to a location where such bet would be legal?
CONCLUSION
A person may not place a bet by telephone in California to a location where such bet would be legal.
ANALYSIS
This request for our opinion involves a scheme described as "English Sports Betting." California residents are solicited to open a betting account with an organization based in Jamaica where…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- People v. JonesCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1964
- Finster v. KellerCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1971
- Advanced Delivery Service, Inc. v. GatesCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1986