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] States that permit such gaming usually have a commission established to oversee the regulation of the industry, such as licensing of those employed in the gaming industry. States that permit casinos and similar forms of gaming often have strict zoning regulations to keep such establishments away from schools and residential areas.
- 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- Gaming Act 1845 (UK - repealed)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
- National Indian Gaming Commission
- Nevada Gaming Commission
- New Jersey Casino Control Commission
- Online gambling
- Problem gambling
- Underground poker
Notes
- ↑ "Home - Gambling And The Law". gamblingandthelaw.com.
- ↑ 18 U.S.C. § 1955
- ↑ "Legal Definition of 'Illegal Gambling Business'". lectlaw.com.
- ↑ "State Gambling Laws". gambling-law-us.com.
