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24 sats \ 3 replies \ @0xbitcoiner OP 10 Mar \ parent \ on: Online Sports Betting Legality by State Stacker_Sports
Definitely super weird. Custom-made laws, huh? I'm familiar with the casino boats, thanks to Ozark! ahahah.
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29 sats \ 2 replies \ @Undisciplined 10 Mar
You always have to remember that the US is highly federalized, so most laws vary by state, if not locality.
Then, you have the legal oddity that is how Native Americans are treated.
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33 sats \ 1 reply \ @0xbitcoiner OP 10 Mar
Yep! I forget that a lot. Something I still don't quite get, it's not about betting but about smoking weed. A friend of mine got banned from entering the US for two years because he admitted to smoking weed in a state where it's legal. They applied federal law in his case, and it was at the airport. Isn't that weird?
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45 sats \ 0 replies \ @Undisciplined 10 Mar
Adding in the overreach of the national government definitely adds another level of complexity.
You sort of have to think of "legal"/"illegal" as being who will try to prosecute you for stuff. When stuff's "legal" in a state, it means the state police and courts won't prosecute you over it.
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