Internet Gambling

Paper Summary:

This paper explains that the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act of 2006, which was intended to create regulations for Internet gambling and prevent money laundering and fraud from occurring online, ultimately adversely impacted the rights and freedoms of Americans, other nations and business entities. The paper clarifies the legalities, ethics and social responsibility of this act and points out the sanctions that were allowed by nations through the World Trade Organization against the United States because of the law. The author concludes that, since the law has been determined to be unjust, it is the ethical obligation of the U.S. to abolish the law and create new legislation, which will not hinder the rights and freedoms of stakeholders.

Table of Contents:
Introduction
Legalities
Ethics
Social Responsibility
Conclusion

From the Paper:

"Nevertheless, as time progressed, Rose (2000) discussed that most nations were hesitant to control Internet gambling because it required an intricate examination of the laws where the gambling originated, the multiple server locations that were involved in the gambling activity and the laws regarding gambling in the country where the betting took place. Rose (2000) stated that, in the United States, several pieces of legislation were proposed since the 1990s that were intended to create governmental controls over Internet gambling, with several proposals outlawing Internet gambling altogether."

Sample of Sources Used:

• A bill. (2006). United States House of Representatives. Retrieved August 18, 2007, from http://www.house.gov/goodlatte/bobs%20bills%20109/internet%20gambling/Internet%20Gambling%20Prohibition%20Act.PDF
• Frank introduces Internet gambling regulation and enforcement act of 2007. (2007). House Financial Services Committee. Retrieved August 17, 2007, from http://www.house.gov/apps/list/press/financialsvcs_dem/press042607.shtml
• Rose, I. (2000). The future legal landscape for Internet gambling. Fourth Annual International Symposium on Internet Gambling Law and Management. Retrieved August 16, 2007, from http://www.gamblingandthelaw.com/antigua.html
• Thiroux, J. (1990). Ethics: Theory and Practice. New York: MacMillan.

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