Lottery Privatization: An Australian Perspective 19 Feb, 2008
Golden Casket, the state monopoly lottery in Queensland, was privatized in June 2007 by way of a sale to Tatts Group Limited, an Australian gaming conglomerate with operations around the world. Given the scrutiny directed towards state lottery monopolies in both the EU and the United States, GamblingCompliance examines the experience of the world’s most recently privatized lottery with Bill Thorburn, Tatts Lotteries CEO.
Skill vs Chance - Defining Gambling in America 19 Jun, 2007
In order to understand the American view on gambling, which appears extremely conservative from a non-American perspective, it is important to understand that American political culture contains a deeply held and often unstated puritan assumption that gambling in any form is immoral and ought to be illegal. Gambling is the combination of price, chance, and reward, but what is chance and how much of it can be present before a game will be considered gambling in the United States?
Canadian Courts and Jurisdiction on the Internet 22 May, 2007
What is Canada’s approach to jurisdiction over the internet? As a matter of law and culture, Canadian authorities tend to take a much narrower view of jurisdiction than their American counterparts.