Where are Online Casinos located?

All online casinos are located outside the U.S. They are generally licensed in the country they are obliged to report to the local government. Antigua, Curacao, St. Kitts, Grenada, Dominican Republican, Gibraltar, Cook Islands are just a few countries that license them. Having said this though, most of the companies that run casinos offshore are actually operated from the US - it is just their computer servers that are located offshore. The reason these small countries allow Online Gambling operators to set up is because it can help boost their economy. Companies pay anything up to $100,000 to gain a gaming license in these countries, as well as paying ongoing taxes to the local Government. The situation in the United States is a little more complicated. The US Senate, led by Senator Jon Kyl of Arizona, has been moving forward with legislation that will make most forms of online gambling illegal - including gambling at online casinos. How this legislation will be enforced is unclear. ...  more