Affiliates - If you still promote gambling sites be forewarned. You could be held liable and prosecuted just like the operators of the gaming site. I've warned affiliates that they could get in trouble for promoting gambling but until today I didn't know for sure how the law viewed affiliates. Here's a previous blog about the new anti-gambling law in case you were unaware. <a target="_new" href="http://affiliate-blogs.5staraffiliateprograms.com/2006/10/02/internet-gambling-law-passed/">Internet Gambling Law Passed - Plummets Stock Market by 7 Billion</a>. Below is information about how the law views anyone that is affiliated with online gambling sites.
<strong><a target="_new" href="http://www.gambling-law-us.com/Federal-Laws/internet-gambling-ban.htm">Analysis of Internet Gambling Funding Ban</a> - Aider and Abettor Liability Statute, 18 U.S.C. 2</strong>
<blockquote> (a) "Whoever commits an offense against the United States or aids, abets, counsels, commands, induces or procures its commission, <strong>is punishable as a principal</strong>.
(b) Whoever willfully causes an act to be done which if directly performed by him or another would be an offense against the United States, is punishable as a principal."
The criminal provision of Section 5366 creates a new "offense against the United States." All those who aid or abet an online gambling website that is in violation of Section 5363, and thus of Section 5366, are punishable as if they were the online gambling Website. The same goes for those who are employees and officers. <strong>In appropriate cases this "punishable as a principal" law may also ensnare</strong> directors, major shareholders, advertising media, <strong>affiliates</strong> and those who are so-called consultants, team members or front men for the online gambling Websites."</blockquote>
<strong><a target="_new" href="http://www.gambling-law-us.com/Federal-Laws/internet-gambling-ban.htm">Analysis of Internet Gambling Funding Ban</a> - Aider and Abettor Liability Statute, 18 U.S.C. 2</strong>
<blockquote> (a) "Whoever commits an offense against the United States or aids, abets, counsels, commands, induces or procures its commission, <strong>is punishable as a principal</strong>.
(b) Whoever willfully causes an act to be done which if directly performed by him or another would be an offense against the United States, is punishable as a principal."
The criminal provision of Section 5366 creates a new "offense against the United States." All those who aid or abet an online gambling website that is in violation of Section 5363, and thus of Section 5366, are punishable as if they were the online gambling Website. The same goes for those who are employees and officers. <strong>In appropriate cases this "punishable as a principal" law may also ensnare</strong> directors, major shareholders, advertising media, <strong>affiliates</strong> and those who are so-called consultants, team members or front men for the online gambling Websites."</blockquote>
