And what if you actually venture out to a casino location to try your luck? In this case, too, you won't be able to use your credit card to gamble directly. You would have to get a cash advance using the card, and then use that money to pursue your gambling activity.

The Department of Justice maintains that, under the Wire Act, all Internet gambling by bettors in the United States is illegal. U.S. House of Representatives Committee on the Judiciary Hearing on Establishing Consistent Enforcement Policies in the Context of Online Wagers, 110th Cong., Nov.