I Believe Alot Of The T.V. Promotions In The U.S. Are Mostly Poker Related Sites.{bodog, party poker, etc}. I Noticed Alot Of These In The Past Year Or 2 While The Poker Industry Was Sizzling Hot. The Cacth With Their Promos Is This. If You Notice, They Advertise These Sites About Learning How To Play Poker Or Winning Trips Or Entries Into The WSOP{World Series Of Poker}, But At The End, They Claim Not To Be A Gambling Or Money Wagering Site. If you Notice, The Link For Their Site All End With: "Dot" Net. When Their Real Money Poker Sites Usually All End With "Dot" Com.
This Way, I Think They Figure Alot Of People Will Put In "dot" Com Instead Of "dot" Net, And Will End Up At The Gambling Sites. And Their "dot" Net Sites All Have A Link Somewhere Where the Can Go To The "dot" Com Sites And Start Playing For Real Money.
This May Not Be Exactly Correct, But In A Few Findings, I Believe This To Be True. Also, Gambling Online Wasn't Really Banned, But The Process In Which Most Casinos Accept Payments Were Banned From Accepting US Payments. Heavy Fines And Penalties Were Threatened, So This Is Why, Alot Of Casinos And Payment Methods Decided To Stop Accepting US Money.
Maybe, Some Individual States Have Banned This, Maybe Thats Why Most States Are Accepted, And A Select Few Aren't.
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Hope This Helps You Understand A Little More.