The Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement act of 2006 limited credit card use for online gambling, but kept fantasy sports legal.

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The Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act comes into full effect Tuesday nearly four years after Congress passed the law under controversial circumstances.

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The financial firms are on the front lines, especially since the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act came into full effect in June.

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For example, Kaplan said that even if Campos and Elie argued they were only financial transaction providers they might not be exempt from violating the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act if they had knowledge of bets and were controlled by unlawful online gambling firms.

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