Online gambling is a type of gambling that is conducted online. This includes casino games, virtual poker, sports betting and lottery. Various states have laws about gambling.

The United States has taken a number of steps against illegal Internet gambling. However, these efforts have been challenged on constitutional grounds, and have not yet yielded any results.

Several federal criminal statutes have been implicated in these cases. These statutes include the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act (UIGEA), the Travel Act, and the Interstate Commerce Clause. Each of these statutes imposes different limitations on the activities of casinos and sportsbooks. UIGEA regulates commercial activity while the Travel Act applies to players who use interstate facilities for unlawful activities.

There is also a case against K23 Group Financial Services, an Internet poker operator, charging it with violations of the Federal Money Laundering Control Act and 18 U.S.C. 1955.

The Federal Communications Commission also has jurisdiction over common carriers. Because it has this authority, it may ban or limit the furnishing of facilities, leasing of facilities, and maintenance of facilities.

Although state officials have expressed a concern that the internet could be used to carry illegal gambling into their jurisdictions, the presence of an interstate element in these cases frustrates the enforcement policies of state law. In addition, the nature of the gambling business seems to satisfy some of the doubts about the Commerce Clause.

A few cases have been decided in favor of the government, including those involving the United States v. Nicolaou and the United States v. Mick. Both of these cases involved gross revenues of $2,000. They also involved five people at all times during a thirty-day period.