# Online poker and state-by-state legality

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [December 30, 2006, 9:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/online-poker-and-state-by-state-legality/386145 "2006-12-30T21:13:45Z")\
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**Author:** ![Oslo\_Ostragoth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/a9a28c/32.png) [@Oslo\_Ostragoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oslo_Ostragoth)\
**Post date:** [December 30, 2006, 9:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/online-poker-and-state-by-state-legality/386145/1 "2006-12-30T21:13:45Z")

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At the bottom of [this page](http://www.bonuswhores.com) is the following statement:

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> The following U.S. States prohibit online gambling: Illinois, Indiana, Louisiana, Nevada, Oregon, South Dakota, Washington, and Wisconsin.  
> The information provided on this site cannot be used for online gambling if you reside in one of the aforementioned states.

I was not aware that individual states had taken action in this regard, or that they could, what with interstate commerce and all. Can a legal beagle provide a link to particular statutes, or any insight in general?