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Department of Justice seeks stronger penalties for offshore online casinos targeting Montana
Summary
House Bill 639 would expand the state's tools to pursue illegal online casino operators and classify offshore solicitations as felonies. The Gambling Control Division said enforcement is underway but limited by companies’ offshore locations.
HELENA — House Bill 639, introduced by Representative Mike Vinton, would expand Montana’s criminal tools to target offshore online casino operations that solicit Montana players, add cryptocurrency explicitly to the definition of money used for gambling, and keep collected fines with the Department of Justice to fund enforcement.
Jason Johnson, administrator of the Gambling Control Division at the Justice Department, testified the division has made investigating online casino companies a top enforcement priority and that licensed Montana businesses…
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