Aces and eights: why the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act resides in "dead man's" land in attempting to further curb online gambling and why ... from: Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology
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From the author: The legalization of Internet gambling is a hotly contested issue among its various supporters and detractors, despite the topic remaining in relative obscurity within criminal law scholarship. Advocates for online poker are particularly vocal in the belief that their activity should be exempt from any form of a gambling ban. Recent academic articles, as well as current legislative proposals, have in fact advocated for an environment where Internet gambling is regulated and taxed by the federal government. This Comment is intended to balance the Internet gambling debate by presenting economic and social arguments against a legalization regime. It also seriously questions whether Internet poker is deserving of an exemption from a gambling ban. Before reaching these issues, this Comment surveys the current focal point of Internet gambling law, the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act, as well as other existing and proposed gambling legislation. Ultimately, this Comment concludes that clearly defining "unlawful Internet gambling" and then broadening the criminalization of the activity to reach both operators and participants is a preferable approach to proposals that call for regulation and taxation.
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Title: Aces and eights: why the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act resides in "dead man's" land in attempting to further curb online gambling and why expanded criminalization is preferable to legalization.
Author: Jonathan Conon
Publication:Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology (Magazine/Journal)
Date: September 22, 2009
Publisher: Northwestern University, School of Law
Volume: 99 Issue: 4 Page: 1157(37)
Distributed by Gale, a part of Cengage Learning
From the author: The legalization of Internet gambling is a hotly contested issue among its various supporters and detractors, despite the topic remaining in relative obscurity within criminal law scholarship. Advocates for online poker are particularly vocal in the belief that their activity should be exempt from any form of a gambling ban. Recent academic articles, as well as current legislative proposals, have in fact advocated for an environment where Internet gambling is regulated and taxed by the federal government. This Comment is intended to balance the Internet gambling debate by presenting economic and social arguments against a legalization regime. It also seriously questions whether Internet poker is deserving of an exemption from a gambling ban. Before reaching these issues, this Comment surveys the current focal point of Internet gambling law, the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act, as well as other existing and proposed gambling legislation. Ultimately, this Comment concludes that clearly defining "unlawful Internet gambling" and then broadening the criminalization of the activity to reach both operators and participants is a preferable approach to proposals that call for regulation and taxation.
Citation Details
Title: Aces and eights: why the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act resides in "dead man's" land in attempting to further curb online gambling and why expanded criminalization is preferable to legalization.
Author: Jonathan Conon
Publication:Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology (Magazine/Journal)
Date: September 22, 2009
Publisher: Northwestern University, School of Law
Volume: 99 Issue: 4 Page: 1157(37)
Distributed by Gale, a part of Cengage Learning
