Why do the 8 largest U.S. credit-card issuing banks block credit card use for Internet gambling?

A) The Wire Act of 1971 prohibits it.
B) The federal government pressures the institutions.
C) Every state has criminalized Internet gambling.
D) A combination of federal legislation forces them to do so.


B

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