"Right now they are just stopping financial institutions from funneling money to these gambling sites," Kaplanov said. "Using a Bitcoin, you're able to circumvent that very easily."
But this may not be the case forever. Though a representative from the Department of Justice did not return the Daily Dot's request for comment, Kaplanov said he worked closely with the department's task force on digital currency during his research. He believes the federal government will ultimately modify the law to include Bitcoin transactions, and that they will likely be within their legal limits to do so.
"You're still betting," Kaplanov said. "It's not about the medium. The federal government has already made it clear it has an interest in stopping the action of gambling."
I'm wondering how they think they can regulate bitcoin online gambling
