Regulating Internet Gaming Challenges and Opportunities |
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| Editor:
| Cabot, Anthony
Pindell, Ngai |
| Series title: | Gambling Studies Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-939546-04-3 |
| Publication Date: | Jul 2013 |
| Publisher: | UNLV Gaming Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $35.00 |
Book Description:
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Internet gaming sparks controversy from corporate board rooms to legislative hallways. Unlike traditional casinos, the Internet permits people to engage in gaming activities from virtually anywhere over computers and mobile devices. Governments and policy makers looking at this activity struggle with such questions as whether regulation can assure that Internet gaming can be restricted to adults, the games offered are fair and honest, and players will be paid if they win. This...
More DescriptionInternet gaming sparks controversy from corporate board rooms to legislative hallways. Unlike traditional casinos, the Internet permits people to engage in gaming activities from virtually anywhere over computers and mobile devices. Governments and policy makers looking at this activity struggle with such questions as whether regulation can assure that Internet gaming can be restricted to adults, the games offered are fair and honest, and players will be paid if they win. This book is a timely collection of eleven chapters discussing key considerations and model approaches to internet gaming regulation and outlining the important questions and emerging answers to regulating gaming activity outside of land-based casinos.