The state of Minnesota tries to convince eleven internet service providers to block acces to about 200 gambling web sites.
In Minessota,all online gambling ,whithin its border is illegal,even if the games are hosted outside the United States.
John Willems, director of the state's Alcohol and Gambling Enforcement Division said :"We are putting site operators and Minnesota online gamblers on notice and in advance.State residents with online escrow accounts should be aware that access to their accounts may be jeopardized and their funds in peril"
However thre are people who think this is an old law and there's not much chance of stoping people gambling online.:.""This is an old law put in place before the Internet, and there may be an argument that it doesn't cover Internet service providers," said David Axtell, an attorney at Leonard Street and Deinard in Minneapolis.