Internet Gambling
(assignment developed by
Jason Moss)
Please view
this YouTube video for a quick introduction…
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=o8VPQxbD7Xk
Please read the
Wire
Act… the relevant federal statute covering transacting business
over phone lines, including the internet.
Please skim
the
Unlawful
Internet Gaming Enforcement, which is buried inside the Safe Port
Act.
Apparently I’m not the only one confused about the relevance of
Internet Gambling as applied to our ports. See
http://techdirt.com/articles/20080402/190212731.shtml
.
Also, please
read briefly about
Neteller,
a UK based online payment organization.
Then please
read
State
of
Minnesota v. Granite Gate Resorts, where the courts determined that
personal jurisdiction over the defendant can be found under the 5-part
purposeful availment test, when defendant's internet
advertisement is “live” online 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365
days per year.
Then, for a
more laughable case, read how two degenerates in
Thompson
v.
Mastercard sought to have their gambling debts ruled unenforceable
under
of RICO. Very funny… You can just simply skim this one.
Then please
read the General
Accounting Office's 2002 report
Internet Gambling: An
Overview of the Issues. This is long and they DO
repeat themselves in a couple places. This outlines the general
fears of
unchecked internet gambling and attempts to determine if they are
rational. [It also provides an important overview, on 11-17, of
the law under the Wire Act and other relevant statutes. -JTW]
The American Gaming Association briefly
explains its
position in a report found here:
http://www.americangaming.org/Industry/factsheets/issues_detail.cfv?id=17.
Please also read the report of the National
Coalition Against Legalized Gambling, found here;
http://www.ncalg.org/internet%20gambling.htm.
In the News
[optional readings, I will STILL be covering this material, time
permitting]: