The U.S. Justice Department issued a subpeona to
Esquire magazine over advertising for Internet gambling.
Esquire ran an eight page ad insert for Bodog.com, an online gambling site, in its April issue.
The Justice Department has consistently held that Internet gambling is unlawful in the United States, and that advertising and other activities can be considered aiding and abetting of a crime. A letter from federal authorities this year also appeared to nip in the bud an effort by the North Dakota Legislature to legalize some forms of Internet gambling.
Kansas City Star | 04/27/2005 | Online betting ad draws scrutiny
