Internet Gaming Law [Hardcover]

I. Nelson Rose (Author), Martin D. Owens (Author), Jr. (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: February 23, 2009 | ISBN-10: 193485400X | ISBN-13: 978-1934854006 | Edition: Second Edition Revised and Expanded

Prof. I. Nelson Rose and Martin D. Owens, Jr. have fully revised and updated this essential resource, INTERNET GAMING LAW, for legal professionals and business executives in the field of internet gaming. The valuable book covers a multitude of new challenges to government, and regulatory agencies that deal with gambling legislation, and much more. This newly updated Edition has expanded coverage on the impact of state, federal, and international laws on traditional forms of online gambling including: * casinos * lotteries * bingo * sports betting * sweepstakes * games of skill * day-trading

Editorial Reviews

Review

For a long time, there has been a need for a comprehensive resource on the legal developments in the world of online gaming. INTERNET GAMING LAW fulfills this need. --Joseph M. Kelly, Phd, JD, SUNY College at Buffalo

About the Author

Professor I. Nelson Rose is recognized as one of the world's leading authorities on gaming law. A graduate of Harvard Law School ('79), he is a tenured full Professor of Law at Whittier Law School in Costa Mesa, California, where he teaches one of the first law school classes on gambling and the law. In 1993-1994 he was the first Visiting Scholar at the University of Nevada Reno's Institute for the Study of Gambling and Commercial Gaming. The author of more than 200 articles and book chapters on the subject, Professor Rose is best known for his internationally syndicated column "Gambling and the Law"(r) and his landmark 1986 book by the same name. He incorporated the California Council on Compulsive Gambling and presently serves as its Vice President. Professor Rose has testified as an expert witness on gambling in civil, administrative and criminal cases and has acted as a consultant to governments and industry, including licensed casinos and card clubs, players, suppliers, law firms, tribes and tribal management companies and local, state and national governments, including the States of California, Texas, Florida and New Jersey and the Federal Government of Canada.

Martin Owens graduated from McGeorge Law School in California in 1994 and has specialized in Internet gaming law since 1998. He is the author of numerous articles on gaming law and has recently been a guest speaker at the Global Gaming Expo in Las Vegas. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 460 pages
• Publisher: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc.; Second Edition Revised and Expanded edition (February 23, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 193485400X
• ISBN-13: 978-1934854006
• Product Dimensions: 10.1 x 6.9 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,098,919 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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