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e-Gambling

Bills Pertaining to Internet Gambling in the 106th Congress
S 692, Internet Gambling Prohibition Act of 1999 (Kyl).
HR 3125, Internet Gambling Prohibition Act of 1999 (Goodlatte).
HR 4419, Internet Gambling Funding Prohibition Act (Leach).

Egambling and Public Health
Op-Ed on the impact of egambling on public health.

Egambling Stock Listings
A listing of all public internet casino stocks.  

Explosive Growth of e-Gaming
Online Gaming Revenue to Quadruple. Includes informative chart of the age-demographic breakdown of users of online gambling.

Google, Others Breach e-gambling Laws
Interesting article from August 2005.

GREGRI
Site of the Global Remote and E-Gambling Research Institute. Includes information about grants, conferences, and upcoming publications.

House Rejects Internet Gambling Prohibition Act
Article on the house vote on HR 3125, the Internet Gambling Prohibition Act, on Monday, July 17 2000. It was considered under a suspension rule, which meant that it required a 2/3 majority to pass. It failed by a vote of 245 to 159.

Interactive Gaming Council (IGC)
The IGC, a not-for-profit organization, was founded in 1996 in the US, relocating to Vancouver, Canada, incorporating there in March 2000. The organization was established to provide a forum for interested parties to address issues and advance common interests in the global interactive gaming industry, to establish fair and responsible trade guidelines and practices that enhance consumer confidence in interactive gaming products and services, and to serve as the industry's public policy advocate and information clearinghouse. The IGC does what it has set out to do, and more.

Journal of Gambling Issues
This journal provides articles examining the impacts of gambling on individuals and society as a whole. Several articles on e-gambling can be found within the issues and links contained on this site.

Legal Issues in the United States
Article about the legal issues raised by online casinos, using Kenny Rogers own online casino as an example.

Online help for problem gambling: Why and why not?
Article discussing an online treatment method for gambling - curious since online access to gambling has been a cause for concern in the treatment and recovery community.

Policy Discussion at the CATO Institute
-Link to both video and audio files from the CATO Institutes 2003 Policy Forum discussion of Internet gambling regulation.

WTO Rules Against U.S. Web-Gambling Ban, the NPR Report
An All Things Considered feature on the controversial topic of Internet sports gambling.

 

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