Changes

Congress believed that current gambling legislation was not adequate in the Internet era. Online betting frequently crossed national and state borders. In 1999 the National Gambling Impact Study Commission recommended legislation that would prohibit wire transfers to online betting sites and their associated banks. Congress found that online gambling was primarily funded through credit cards and wire transfers.<ref name="cornell">[https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/31/5363 "PROHIBITION ON FUNDING OF UNLAWFUL INTERNET GAMBLING"], ''Cornell Law''. June 3, 2019. Retrieved on 2020-02-13</ref> They believed current gambling legislation was not adequate for the Internet era where betting frequently crosses both state and national borders.