Reason – After Congress passed the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act in 2006, experts disagreed about the extent to which it affected the legal risks facing businesses that dared to let Americans place bets online. The law created a new federal crime, punishable by up to five years in prison: accepting money in connection with “unlawful Internet gambling” while “engaged in a gambling business.” But it left the definition of unlawful Internet gambling as fuzzy as ever. Of particular relevance for the protagonists of Straight Flush, Ben Mezrich’s gripping, fast-paced account of Absolute Poker’s rise and fall, the Unlawful Internet…