This law stated that any sort of betting or involvement of money as wages or receiving or transmission of funds through any online portal was unlawful and doing so will be a violation of the law, thus illegal in the states.

The end of the boom is generally considered to be October 2006, when the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act of 2006 (UIGEA) became law in the United States, and several online poker sites, including the industry leader at the time, Party Poker, left the United States.

If the tie is between two clubs, then the tie is broken using the head-to-head goal difference for those clubs (without away goals rule). If the tie is between more than two clubs, then the tie is broken using the games the clubs have played against each other: a) head-to-head points. b) head-to-head goal difference.

La Liga decides their tie-breakers between two level clubs first through goal difference, like in the Premier League. Then, if the clubs are still level, the ranking will be resolved with a tie-break match in a neutral stadium.