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In Canada, central criminal law appears to outlaw setting up a site for online gaming.
Ironically, Canadian companies, chiefly Crypto logic, are the main suppliers of internet gaming software in the world.
But gaming itself is the purview of the provinces. So far, none of the provinces has ventured into the online gambling world. The only exemption currently is the Khan awake reserve in Quebec, which provides a portal and server space for a lot of international online casinos. Loto Quebec says this may be unlawful. The Quebec Police say they are investigating, but behind two years of investigation, no charges have been laid.
But the average Canadian consumer may not be contravention the law when they log on. Toronto lawyer Zak Muscovitch says, "What is unlawful is to operate a common betting house. It's the owner of the casino that is the person breaking the law. There is no actual law that would stop a consumer from using the site."
But there is a law that makes it unlawful to be found in an "ordinary betting house," so it may be that gambling online would apply.
Ever since the internet first came into being, people have established ways to make money from it. The difficulty of adaptable what goes on the web is at once its main asset and its major flaw.
In the U.S., even casino operators operating on overseas soil have been charged and pleaded culpable under the Wire Act.
Some countries have determined to legalize and control online gambling. Holland has, but the sites are written in Dutch, partially to reduce access from people outside the country. Consumers wishing to gamble online must list for a unique code that can then be monitored. If a player is strong-minded to be gambling very, they may have counseling recommended, or have their access cut off.
Online gambling used to be lawful in Australia, but has since been forbidden, except for sports betting and lotteries. Great Britain plans to certify online gaming operators who locate their servers in Britain. Operators will be investigated, and software will be tested. The system ought to be in place by 2005.
In Canada, running an online gambling service may be unlawful, but betting does not appear to be. The RCMP has investigated and raided Canadian companies alleged of running online service, but global companies are difficult to track, and very hard to hold to account. It is almost not possible to know who is logging on to these sites.
In the U.S., more than a few credit card companies, including VISA, American Express and Citibank, and the internet imbursement system Pay Pal have said they will cut off right of entry to their services by online casinos.
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