In the wake of a bit of a gambling scandal in Second Life, two new points of concern have been once again made very public. 1. Second Life is not an inherently secure gambling platform, and as such, both the … Continue reading
Law of the Game noted rumors of a proposal to exempt games of skill from the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act last week. That bill has materialized as H.R. 2610 “The Skill Game Protection Act.” As the text is now … Continue reading
PlayNoEvil.com is reporting that Rep. Robert Wexler of Florida is going to introduce a bill to exempt “games of skill” from the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act (“UIGEA“). What does it all mean, though? Well, games of skill may or … Continue reading
Full Text of the Bill Joystiq Story Illinois is poised to pass a bill that deals with the definition of gambling in that state, and more to the point, removes the classification of “gambling” from particular activities. The relevant portion … Continue reading
I’ve noticed the comments about the upcoming MMORPG content. While I don’t have any of the new content ready yet, other than my second post, I thought I would take the time to re-link an old paper I wrote about … Continue reading
CNN: Virtual Feds Visit Second Life Casino It was inevitable. The MMORPG crowd and the Internet Gambling Regulators have been on a collision course for quite some time, as I noted in my 2005 paper. However, since I wrote that … Continue reading
