Since this law was drafted long before the existence of the internet, it lacked specific provisions involving online activities. However, laws and regulations in the United States can be tricky and sometimes, even confusing.įor a long time, the US gambling industry had been regulated through the Federal Wire Act. In our time, gambling had been a widely accepted activity and most countries have no problem legalizing it. It was said that games involving a die with multiple faces occurred during the Mesopotamian time, which can date back as early as 3,000BC. Its origin can be traced as far as the Paleolithic period, even before any recording of history existed.
