I dont think the internet was around in 1961

phone lines and "wires" were.

Not much you can do. While I don't think they should be able to freeze YOUR funds, they have every right not to want to be your bank.

As for the law, I'm not exactly sure that internet gambling has been tested yet in front of the Supreme Court. Nonetheless, we had a bunch or morons in government who want to butt into everyone's own business. Yay Republicans!

Regulators might have told them to do that online gambling is breaking the law they aren't playing on this. You make alot of money from this so you are probably being watched.

I said a while before - this type of action reaks of freedom of speach, though not the same - how about freedom to be able to spend your hard earned taxed money the way that you want, surely you can go to Vegas and withdraw from a casino through your BofA account - but its very selective when they start killing accounts based on non Vegas gaming transactions :2 cents:

guess what yo9u can blame b of a BUT they are just doing what is required by law

and let me guess you didnt even vote...see what you get when you let everyone else pick who makes the rules

remember this come election time....

any updates?

lol sounds like epassporte and bank of America have alot in common LOL.

dude get yourself a lawyer stop fucking around

I have heard several horror stories about BofA - they don't like porn either

what's wrong with some of you people?

"freedom" doesn't mean "free to break the law". "freedom" doesn't mean "Do anything you want". you can't spend your hard earned money on a machine gun right? you can't spend your hard earned money on a small nuclear bomb. you can't spend your hard earned money on heroin... you can't spend your hard earned money gambling online.

the reasons for that are those little annoyances to some of the kids out there called "laws". do you understand how regulated banks are? the rules they have. they laws they have to follow? they don't get to pick and choose which clients they allow to break the law using their bank to facilitate the transactions.

I think people are trying to say how stupid the law is. It's my money, my hobby, and doesn't effect anyone else. Individuals should have the freedom to spend their money on the hobbies they choose. Comparing it to a nuclear bomb or machine gun is plain silly. Last I checked, no one blew up a building with a poker game.

from Bank of America's perspective, its about the law, their interpretations of the law, the potential liability issues they face, shareholders views, their policies and government pressure... its not about about their personal opinions of the Constitution and personal freedoms.

if people want to gamble online.. fine. there is a mechanism to make that possible. most of you should have learned about it in junior high. just because someone always feels that life isn't fair, doesn't mean their constitutional rights are being infringed on. i get really tired of hearing that rediculous crap here.

I understand what BofA did and don't have a problem with it. I think the poster you were arguing with was stating that the law was unfair. I don't think anyone really blames BofA for following the law. Their practices do seem a tad hypocritical, but that's beside the point.

I think the bigger issue is what the government has done. First their hypocritical and ridiculous stance on gambling, then making banks police it for them. Gotta love those small government Republicans.

Why anyone in this business would still be banking with B.O.A. is beyond me.

:disgust

Which, "bank in Michigan", would this be sire?

says on the back of my card in fine print not to be used for gambling online :)

You are the one that comes off as clueless . . . .time after time.

I have been using BofA for longer than most of you have been alive.

They treat me quite well, with free business accounts (as many as I want), free checking, and anything else I can think of . . . . well, okay, they do charge me to send wires.

Another example of you coming off as clueless. You don't see a difference between a legal casino and an off-shore gambling site?

I had a bank account with them many years ago and never had any problems with them. They actually used to have checks showing up in your account real fast (if you deposited in the morning it showed in the afternoon).

I did have a school loan with them though which was a disaster. Their online payment system was always down and then they'd charge you $15 to do it over the phone. They also snuck in a lot of other charges any chance they could get (I think I was charged $35 to set up auto-payments). They were by far the worst bank I had a student loan with.

I still think it's important to diversify banks these days. No one should be trusted with all your money.

Online gambling in the USA has been illegal for close to 10 years.

Look up USLotto vs the United States !

The Wire Act of 1961 applied to phone lines and the USLotto vs the USA case went to the SCOTUS and they agreed that using a computer to gamble violated the wire act because we use phone lines accross state lines to connect to the internet even if to a foreign nation.

The USLotto site was doing a few million $$ per day on an Indian reservation in Idaho !

I hate those large companies! They make you or they breake you. Depending on just one is not a wise thing to do.

Uh ......Yeah.

I've even heard of people being brought up on RICO charges for that. In fact, back around 1997-98 I helped install a telephonic firewall at American Wagering, Inc AKA "Leroy's Sports Book" in Las Vegas to stop people from placing bets outside of the state lines over the phone.

I'm honestly shocked that the Government has not taken a more stern stance against online gambling.

Online gambling in the US is illegal, however Boneprone is not betting through the US but instead overseas. The US Lotto case would have no bearing on this at all.

While placing sports bets overseas has been illegal for close to 10 years, online gambling has not.

Gambling is only legal in certain states. By default, if you are not in a state where gambling is legal, any wagering done, if in person or online, is illegal.

You are attempting to dance on the head of a legal pin. Too many angel's asses in the way for that. If this was a question of someone making $20 wagers once a month, we wouldn't be here. Boneprone (by the content of his threads) suggests to be someone moving tens if not hundreds of thousands of dollars through offshore gambling situations. I suspect the levels of activity alone were enough to tip someone off.

I really think he will be lucky if they unfreeze the money and just give it back without getting the authorities in.

The USLotto vs the USA case went to the SCOTUS and they agreed that using a computer to gamble violated the wire act because we use phone lines accross state lines to connect to the internet even if to a foreign nation.

ouch man... I think that the bank locking you out is the very LEAST of your worries :Oh crap

What Boneprone did was illegal as he was betting on sports. I was talking about online gambling as a whole, which has not been illegal for the past 10 years. What law are you citing that makes it illegal to gamble online overseas (non-sports)?

150...........

I am not familiar with this case. Do you have a link to it, I would like to read up on it.

You should tell this story to fox news or one of the other news outlets they would for sure give you airtime for some crazy shit like this.

Any update?

Id like to know the outcome of this, keep me in the loop!

LMAO, so what does the guy expect? OMG MY HEAD IS SPINNING COZ I WAS BEING A SHADY ASSHOLE AND NOW IM FUCKED.. :1orglaugh :1orglaugh :1orglaugh :1orglaugh :1orglaugh :321GFY tool!

Justice is served!

mate I hope things will resolve for the best side for you..:)

this is a travesty, as i whorelheartedly condone any and all vices


hope you get your loot back man

When they closed the accounts of SilverCash several years ago (with no notice so most affiliate checks bounced) solely for being an "adult" company, I called and they told me they don't do business with anyone in the adult industry or the liquor industry.

I moved my accounts within the week.

God damn :helpme

I'd say Bank of America is the least of your worries since they have surely informed the alphabet guys (IRS, FBI, etc.) of your transactions. :(

never happened to me, are you under a business account or no? i find you get a little bit more respect when you only keep a business acount with bofa.