ABSTRACT
Now one of the fastest growing industries, legal gambling already attracts more customers than the movies. Most people see Internet gambling as a recreational and leisure activity. However, for some people, Internet gambling can be a trap. All of an individual’s resources and interests become focused on the next chance to gamble on the Internet. Studies indicate that approximately 5% of the U.S. population is currently experiencing problems with gambling (Kossman, 2006). Internet gambling has both positive and negative aspects. For some people, gambling at home on the computer avoids feelings of discomfort about the wagering procedures at places such as blackjack tables, where many eyes-most especially, those of the dealerare focused on gamblers’ movements. However, this “advantage” of at-home gambling also can be regarded as a disadvantage for several reasons: (a) Gambling in one’s own home can be a lonesome enterprise, (b) the travel and the glitz of the casino world can be exhilarating, and (c) the multitude of other customers at the betting venues can provide an assurance that one is participating in an exciting and respectable enterprise. ›ese assets and
Introduction 13 Antigua 14 ›e Jay Cohen Case (2001) 15 ›e World Trade Organization 16 Antigua Challenges the United States 17 ›e Dispute Settlement Body Panel 19 ›e Appellate Body Ruling 21 ›e European Union’s ›ird-Party Submission 23 In the Wake of the Appellate Ruling 24 Conclusion 25 References 26
debits of Internet gambling vis-à-vis brick-and-mortar gambling sites cannot readily be assayed in order to claim which of the two arrangements is truly “better.”
