CARSON CITY, Nev. (KOLO) – Nevada Attorney General Aaron Ford is urging the DOJ to address illegal offshore gaming.
He joined a bipartisan multistate coalition of 50 AGs in urging the federal government to address what Ford called an unprecedented growth in illicit online gambling.
“Illegal online gaming is a danger to every jurisdiction and requires bipartisan collaboration to stop,”said AG Ford. “Regulations on gaming exist to ensure the industry’s economic activity is safe and non-predatory. Nevada’s gaming industry is the envy of the world because our state has benefitted from an important and ongoing dialogue between the public and private sector. Illegal online gaming acts outside of this industry and opens up our youth and vulnerable populations to harm. I urge the DOJ to act to rein in this problem.”
Ford says the sports and online gambling operations are largely operated by foreign-based companies that often operate without licensure, offer limited to no consumer protections, fail to age verify, ignore state boundaries, and evade tax obligations.
He says these platforms cause harm to states and residents, saying they expose users to fraudulent schemes and encourage problem gambling.
Ford and the other state AGs are asking the DOJ to address the platforms by:
- Pursuing injunctive relief under the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act to block access to illegal websites and payment processing mechanisms related to illicit gaming operations;
- Seizing assets — including servers, websites, domains and proceeds — used by gaming operators that violate state and federal law; and
- Coordinating with states, financial institutions and payment processors to block unlawful transactions and dismantle financial infrastructure related to illegal gaming operations
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