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2017 | OriginalPaper | Chapter

6. Internet Gambling, Crime and the Regulation of Virtual Environments

Author : James Banks

Published in: Gambling, Crime and Society

Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan UK

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Abstract

The chapter explores the dimensions of crime that takes place in and around Internet gambling sites and crime that is associated with remote gambling, demonstrating how online gambling can act as a cause of crime, as a conduit for crime or support other criminal activities. The chapter illustrates how there are a number of observable threats posed by online gambling to site operators, consumers and wider society. Opportunities for illegal gambling, money laundering, and fraud and theft are present, as are risks posed by cyber-extortionists. The chapter also examines the ongoing efforts of international organisations, national governments, industry regulators and operators, gamers, and other national and international bodies to address the threats posed by the development of Internet gambling markets across the globe.

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Footnotes
1
Casino, poker, keno and instant win games are prohibited. Sports, horse race and lottery betting are allowed.
 
2
Poker, sports betting or betting on horses.
 
3
The UIGEA ‘prohibits gambling businesses from knowingly accepting payments in connection with the participation of another person in a bet or wager that involves the use of the Internet and that is unlawful under any federal or state law’.
 
4
In 2007, a suspected terrorist Tariq al-Daour used stolen credit card numbers purchased on the web to fund accounts at 43 different Internet gambling sites. Laundering the money through sites including AbsolutePoker.​com, Betfair.​com, BetonBet.​com, Canbet.​com, Eurobet.​com, NoblePoker.​com and ParadisePoker.​com, winnings were withdrawn and transferred to online bank accounts controlled by al-Daour and his associates.
 
5
The Internet Crime Complaint Center was introduced by the Federal Bureau of Investigation in partnership with the National White Collar Crime Center. The centre receives Internet-related criminal complaints which may be researched, developed or referred to local, state, federal or international law enforcement and/or regulatory agencies for further investigation where appropriate.
 
6
Customer Due Diligence measures are employed in order to check a customer’s identity and ensure that they are who they say they are.
 
7
TOR is a free software that enables anonymous Internet communication.
 
8
eCOGRA is an internationally accredited testing agency and player protection and standards organisation that provides an international framework for best operational practice requirements, with particular emphasis on fair and responsible gambling.
 
9
The UK’s Gambling Commission is an independent non-departmental public body that regulates commercial gambling in Great Britain in partnership with licensing authorities.
 
10
GamCare is a registered independent charity that works directly helping problem gamblers, their friends and family, by providing advice on the phone and online or through face-to-face counselling.
 
11
The Independent Betting Adjudication Service (IBAS) is an independent third party offering resolution of unresolved disputes between a customer and an IBAS registered bookmaker.
 
12
An electronic bot is a computer program that undertakes automated tasks.
 
13
At its simplest, advantage play refers to the legal use of strategies of mathematical advantage when ‘gambling’ online in order to substantially reduce or remove the risk inherent in the transaction. Advantage players seek to exploit weaknesses in gambling operator’s products and promotions to generate profits. These weaknesses are typically found in sports and horse betting, casino games (such as blackjack and roulette) and slot machines. Advantage players use a number of strategies including, but not limited to, match betting, bonus hunting and arbitrage.
 
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Metadata
Title
Internet Gambling, Crime and the Regulation of Virtual Environments
Author
James Banks
Copyright Year
2017
Book
Gambling, Crime and Society

Print ISBN: 978-1-137-57993-5

Electronic ISBN: 978-1-137-57994-2

Copyright Year: 2017

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1057/978-1-137-57994-2_6

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