Issue 19
January 17-23, 2001
Volume 1
page 3
 

Internet Gambling Report IV
Important Resource For A Wide Audience In 2001

By Howard Schwartz

I wasn't sure why so many people panicked last year when Tony Cabot's Internet Gambling Report was suddenly unavailable. I'd guessed it was because so many bettors, bet-takers, regulators and a few fast-buck artists really don't know what they were up against when it came to the law and betting on the 'Net. And with the lack of a definitive book to provide them with information, they were kind of lost.

I don't know if my assumption was right, but those same people should now breathe a bit easier. The fourth edition of this most important resource is back on the shelves of Gambler's Book Shop. It's gone up in price ($60 now), but there are 100 new pages and many updated chapters and the 426-page paperbound covers more territory than ever before in 23 chapters.

Cabot, one of the most respected individuals nationally and internationally, when it comes to the subject of gambling or gambling on the Internet, covers a wide spectrum of topics. These include What Is The Internet? (including discussions of data transmission, data routing and alternatives to the Internet); What Is Gambling? (including the subject of Consideration and Fantasy Sports); Traditional vs. Internet Gambling (which includes discussions of casinos; lotteries; betting on the horses and sports wagering.

Cabot looks at The Market including the Regulators; the Private Sector; Government Actions); political struggles including legislation to ban Internet gambling; Business Perspectives (including Regulations and Requirements); Internet Gambling Operations (including Internal Controls; Security and Social Issues).

One chapter examines Site Requirements like Hypertext and

the Web; Technological Limitations (including inadequate bandwidth); how to keep things secure (including a look at software bugs); Developing Business (including defining target markets and building and international player base). The book continues with a chapter on Protecting Your Property (copyright, trademark protection, domain names, site configuration); Infringement and Liability Issues.

Cabot examines Legal Regulatory and Policy Issues; moves to application of current federal law in the United States; policing home users, service providers and advertisers; then moves to Native American Issues including Magbingo and Megamania.

Chapters 15 to 21 focus on Canada, the United Kingdom, France, Belgium, The Netherlands and an important in-depth section devoted to Australia; followed by Singapore; and International Enforcement. He wraps it up with a discussion on self-regulation.

The book contains a timesaving alphabetically-arranged index. Not every chapter is written by Cabot. Many are written by experts in the field from a particular nation.

It's an important work-fresh off the presses and should make anyone interested in the pros and cons of Internet wagering a more intelligent researcher or participant by book's end.

This book is available from Gambler's Book Shop, 630 South 11th St., Las Vegas, NV 89101 for $60 plus $6.50 postage if you're ordering by mail or you may call 1-800-522-1777 from 9 to 5 Pacific Time Mon.-Sat. and use a MasterCard, VISA or Discover card. It will be shipped the next working day. You may fax your order to 702-382-7594 anytime-include your credit card number and expiration date. The store has an 80-page catalog of books, computer software and videos, free for the asking.


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