31 U.S.C. § 5363

Prohibition on acceptance of any financial instrument for unlawful Internet gambling

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No person engaged in the business of betting or wagering may knowingly accept, in connection with the participation of another person in unlawful Internet gambling—(1) credit, or the proceeds of credit, extended to or on behalf of such other person (including credit extended through the use of a credit card);(2) an electronic fund transfer, or funds transmitted by or through a money transmitting business, or the proceeds of an electronic fund transfer or money transmitting service, from or on behalf of such other person;(3) any check, draft, or similar instrument which is drawn by or on behalf of such other person and is drawn on or payable at or through any financial institution; or(4) the proceeds of any other form of financial transaction, as the Secretary and the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System may jointly prescribe by regulation, which involves a financial institution as a payor or financial intermediary on behalf of or for the benefit of such other person.(Added Pub. L. 109–347, title VIII, § 802(a), Oct. 13, 2006, 120 Stat. 1957.)
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 15 cases (3 in the last 5 years), 2008–2025 · leading case: United States v. Rubin, 743 F.3d 31 (2d Cir. 2014).
United States v. Rubin, 743 F.3d 31 (2d Cir. 2014). · cites it 4× “§ 371 and 31 U.S.C. § 5363 , (2) conspiracy to commit bank fraud and wire fraud, in violation of 18 U.”
United States v. Lyons, 740 F.3d 702 (D.C. Cir. 2014). “” 31 U.S.C. § 5363 . “Unlawful Internet gambling,” in turn, is defined as “to place, receive, or otherwise knowingly transmit a bet or wager by any means which involves .”
State of California v. Iipay Nation of Santa Ysabel, 898 F.3d 960 (9th Cir. 2018). “” 31 U.S.C. § 5363 . Unlawful internet gambling occurs when an individual places or receives a “bet or wager by any means which involves the use, at least in part, of the Internet where such bet or wager is unlawful under any applicable Federal or State law in the State or…”
West Flagler Assocs., Ltd. v. Debra Haaland, 71 F.4th 1059 (D.C. Cir. 2023). “31 U.S.C. § 5363 . This claim suffers from a similar flaw as the Wire Act claim.”
Interactive Media Ent. & Gaming Ass'n v. Attorney Gen. of the United States, 580 F.3d 113 (3rd Cir. 2009). “31 U.S.C. § 5363 . The Act defines “unlawful Internet gambling” as “to place, receive, or otherwise knowingly transmit a bet or wager by any means which involves the use, at least in part, of the Internet where such bet or wager is unlawful under any applicable Federal or State…”
In Re Baum, 386 B.R. 649 (Bankr. N.D. Ohio 2008). “UIGEA prohibits the acceptance of most financial instruments, including credit cards, for “unlawful Internet gambling,” 31 U.S.C. § 5363 (1). “Unlawful Internet gambling,” in turn, is defined as using the internet to place or receive a bet or wager where doing so would be…”
Rousso v. State, 204 P.3d 243 (Wash. Ct. App. 2009). “" 31 U.S.C. § 5363 . The statute specifically defines "unlawful Internet gambling" as transmitting wagers by any means that "involves the use, at least in part, of the Internet where such bet or wager is unlawful under any applicable Federal or State law.”
Rousso v. State, 149 Wash. App. 344 (Wash. Ct. App. 2009). “” 31 U.S.C. § 5363 . The statute specifically defines “unlawful Internet gambling” as transmitting wagers by any means that “involves the use, at least in part, of the *354 Internet where such bet or wager is unlawful under any applicable Federal or State law.”
United States v. Dicristina, 886 F. Supp. 2d 164 (E.D.N.Y 2012). “31 U.S.C. § 5363 . It states that “unlawful Internet gambling” is “placing], receiving], or otherwise knowingly transmitting] a bet or wager by any means which involves the use, at least in part, of the Internet where such bet or wager is unlawful under any applicable Federal or…”
United States v. Lyons, 870 F. Supp. 2d 281 (D. Mass. 2012). “§ 7206 (1); and 31 U.S.C. § 5363 (3). . She pleaded guilty to aiding and abetting the filing of false tax returns.”
Soucek (N.D. Cal. 2025). · cites it 2× “§ 1955 , and the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act, 31 U.S.C. § 5363 . In his motion to dismiss, Said argues that Robux are not “things of value” within the meaning of those four Penal Code provisions because they are virtual items that the plaintiffs cannot convert…”
United States v. Ayo, 801 F. Supp. 2d 1323 (S.D. Ala. 2011). · cites it 3× “Counts Four and Five charge the defendant with accepting, in connection with the participation of another person in unlawful internet gambling, the proceeds of credit extended to or on behalf of such other person, in violation of 31 U.S.C. § 5363 and 18 U.S.C. § 2 . The alleged…”
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