Gaming law
Gaming law is the set of rules and regulations that apply to the gaming or gambling industry. Gaming law is not a branch of law in the traditional sense but rather is a collection of several areas of law that include criminal law, regulatory law, constitutional law, administrative law, company law, contract law, and in some jurisdictions, competition law.
Gaming law is enormously complex. In the United States, it involves federal and state law considerations and in Canada, it involves federal and provincial law considerations, in a variety of legal disciplines. For example, all gambling requires consideration, chance and prize, legal terms that must be analyzed by gaming lawyers.[1] In the United States, illegal gambling is a Federal crime if done as a business.[2] [3] However, each of its states has its own laws regarding the regulation or prohibition of gambling.[4]
See also
- Casino
- Gaming Act 1845 (UK - repealed)
- Gambling Act 2005 of United Kingdom
- Gaming Control Board
- Gaming in Mexico
- Indian Gaming Regulatory Act - United States
- Interactive Gambling Act 2001 - Australia
- M-rated video games for ESRB
- Macau gaming law
- Nevada Gaming Commission
- New Jersey Casino Control Commission
- Problem gambling
- Online gambling
- National Indian Gaming Commission
- Underground poker
Notes
- ↑ Gambling And The Law, http://www.gamblingandthelaw.com/
- ↑ 18 U.S.C. § 1955
- ↑ Electric Law Library
- ↑ Gambling Laws in the United States