I'm not a lawyer; perhaps someone with a bit more knowledge about US law can help me understand:
If someone in another country was running a scam whereby he made scamming phone calls to US citizens, convinced them to give him their credit card #s, and stole their money, I assume Uncle Sam would come after him, no matter what country he was in. If something happened repeatedly enough, and enough people were ripped off, the US would do something about it, I would think.
The analogy is obvious. The government may not have the desire or authority to go after sportsbooks, which they consider to be illegal anyway, but why can't they go after books who do blatantly illegal things like stealing money from clients?
If someone in another country was running a scam whereby he made scamming phone calls to US citizens, convinced them to give him their credit card #s, and stole their money, I assume Uncle Sam would come after him, no matter what country he was in. If something happened repeatedly enough, and enough people were ripped off, the US would do something about it, I would think.
The analogy is obvious. The government may not have the desire or authority to go after sportsbooks, which they consider to be illegal anyway, but why can't they go after books who do blatantly illegal things like stealing money from clients?
