Internet Gambling: Popular, Inexorable, and (Eventually) Legal
26 Pages Posted: 29 Jul 2015
Date Written: March 1, 1999
Abstract
This paper describes the powerful demand for Internet gambling, analyzes the forces arrayed against it, and argues against its prohibition. Attempts to outlaw Internet gambling will inevitably fail. The very architecture of the Internet will frustrate prohibitionists, while consumer demand for Internet gambling and the states' demand for tax revenue will create enormous political pressures for legalization.
Keywords: Internet, gambling, regulation
Suggested Citation: Suggested Citation
Bell, Tom W., Internet Gambling: Popular, Inexorable, and (Eventually) Legal (March 1, 1999). Policy Analysis, No. 336, 1999, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2637033
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