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I. Nelson Rose Gaming Guru - Page 27  Prop. 5 v. Pala Compact - Are They Both Unconstitutional?20 December 1999
The fight over Proposition 5 and the Pala compacts continues. Although
voters in California approved Prop. 5 overwhelmingly (after a $100
million campaign), the state Supreme Court ordered that the new law
cannot go into effect. The Court said that it needed time to decide
whether Prop. ... (read more)
Suicide Is Never Painless, but Who's to Blame?8 December 1999
The anti-gambling movement is attempting to show that legal gaming creates so many social problems that it should be outlawed.
A standard argument is that more gambling means more bankruptcies, which means more suicides.
The world is so complicated, that it is often impossible to know whether one thing "causes" another. ... (read more)
Can You Be Sued If a Casino Pays You Too Much?28 November 1999
We occasionally hear about players who think they have won fabulous
jackpots, only to be told that they have not really won because the slot
machines malfunctioned. Casinos have posted signs reading, "Malfunction
voids all plays and pays." So, these players do not normally get paid. ... (read more)
The Law of Internet Gambling (Page 1)28 October 1999
Gambling and the Law
The Law of Internet Gambling
I. Gambling online.
A. Individuals may make wagers from any computer with a modem.
1. Greatest concern are the use of a personal computer ("PC")
from home or
office.
a. Can the operator be trusted?
(1) Is the game honest?
(2) Is ... (read more)
The Law of Internet Gambling (Page 2)28 October 1999
E. Analysis of Internet gambling -- Technology is breaking down
the
d istinctions among the various forms of gambling. Every jurisdiction is
free to decide how it wants to handle gambling, including definitions of
terms. But, major tests have arisen:
1. Sports betting and OTB on the Internet probably meets every
a nti-bookmaking statute. ... (read more)
The Law of Internet Gambling (Page 3)28 October 1999
III. State laws which might apply.
A. Statutes explicitly designed to cover Internet gaming.
1. Nevada -- SB 318 (codified at in NRS 465.091 to 465.094),
signed into
law on July 17, 1997 by Gov. Bob Miller, makes Nevada the first state to
explicitly prohibit -- and allow -- gambling via the Internet.
... (read more)
The Law of Internet Gambling (Page 4)28 October 1999
C. Regulation and prohibition of gambling is based on the state's
police power.
1. There may be few published appellate decisions on the
legality of
Internet gambling. But, the question of a government's ability, under its
police power, to control the transmission of gambling information and
wagers
was resolved years ago. ... (read more)
Will The Internet Gambling Prohibition Act Actually Prohibit Internet Gambling?20 October 1999
The campaign to outlaw Internet gambling in the United States is inching toward victory. It was given a boost by the National Gambling Impact Study Commission's Final Report, which had nothing nice to say about at-home betting of any kind.
But politics is the art of compromise. The authors of the ... (read more)
Gambling and the Law: Status of Gaming Enabling Laws17 October 1999
The following are American jurisdictions having recent activity
concerning legal gambling. States and territories with legal gaming
devices are marked with an asterisk: *; while states allowing, by law or
compact, at least one casino (defined as having both banking card ... (read more)
The Myth of the Level Playing Field19 September 1999
All things being equal, do gamblers prefer riverboats or land-based casinos? Slot machines or Video Lottery Terminals? Indian bingo or charity bingo? The answer, of course, is, "It depends."
The question is unanswerable, because all things are never equal.
Why not ask, "Do patrons prefer playing ... (read more)
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