Gaming Law in UK Law
- Recent Book: Betting and Gaming: The New Law of Betting and Gaming
- Recent Book: The Law on Gambling: The New Law of Belting and Gaming
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REVIEWS
Book reviewed in this article: Restatement on Restitution. American Law Institute. See Article by D. W. Logan Constitutional Law of England. By Edward Wavell Ridges. Principles of the Law of Contra...... ... Pangloss to discover the razson suflsunte of the English Law of Gaming. English judges have been unsparing in their strictures on this most confusing and illogical branch of our law.’ According to ... ...
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FRUSTRATED CONTRACTS AND LEGAL FICTIONS
“Someone says to me: ‘Show the children a game.’ I teach them gaming with dice, and the other says, ‘I didn't mean that sort of game.’ Must the exclusion of the game with dice have come before his ...... ... FRUSTRATED CONTRACTS AND LEGAL FICTIONS “ Someone says to me: ‘ Show the children a game.’ I teach them gaming with dice, and the other says, ‘ I didn’t mean that sort of game.’ Must the exclusion of the game with dice have ... ...
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‘A Nod and a Wink’: Do ‘Gaming Practices' Provide an Insight into the Organisational Nature of Police Corruption?
Whether police corruption is an individual or an organisational phenomenon has been a feature of recent criminological debates. The definition of police corruption has also changed and more modern ...
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Virtual worlds and money laundering under EU law: The inadequacy of the existing legal framework and the challenges of regulation
The technological advancements and the rise of online gaming have given birth to a ‘new’ crime, that is, the crime of money laundering through virtual worlds with the use of gaming currency. Howeve...... ... thechallenges of regulationAndreas KarapatakisQueen Mary University of London, UKAbstractThe technological advancements and the rise of online gaming have given birth to a new crime,that is, the crime of money laundering through virtual worlds with the use of gaming currency.However, the current ... ...
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Macau casinos and organised crime
Presents research into how casinos in Macau, the “Monte Carlo of the Orient”, link with organised crime. Outlines the research methodology, which includes 16 in‐depth interviews with staff from law......Journal of Money Laundering Control Ð Vol. 7 No. 4Macau Casinos and Organised CrimeAngela Veng Mei LeongINTRODUCTIONUnder Portuguese rule, gaming has been legalised inMacau since 1847 and this small former Asian overseasprovince of Portugal1has become known worldwideas the `Monte Carlo of the ... ...
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The Gambling Act 2005: Regulatory Containment and Market Control
The Act marks a fundamental shift from legislative to market control of gambling. While plans for Las Vegas style casinos and internet gambling sites in Britain have suffered setbacks, restrictions...... ... in Britai n ha ve su¡ered setbacks, restric- tions on the availability , advertising and stimulation of demand for gambling, enshrined in the Gaming Act 1 968, have been abandoned. In their place, a new regulatory bo dy, the Gambling Commission, has been established to take primary responsibility ... ...
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The effects of organized crime on legitimate businesses
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to examine the development and nature of organized crime in the USA over the past 50 years, emphasizing organized crime's corruption and victimization of legit...... ... oflegitimate businesses in the USA by the La Cosa Nostra (“LCN,” or the American Mafia), including thefollowing industries: Las Vegas gaming; moving and storage; garment; waste – hauling; and,construction, and the following unions: the International Brotherhood of Teamsters; ... ...
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Casino money laundering regulations – Macao and USA
Purpose: Apart from presenting an overview and background on anti-money laundering (AML) rules and procedures for casinos in both Macao and the USA, this paper aims to examine the differences in th...... ... from mass-market casino oor,whereas Macao’s VIP rooms are unique and have always contributed to more than 60per cent of its total casino gaming revenue (Siu Lam, 2013). The nature of these VIProoms and junket operators, as well as their patrons’ cultural inclination to anonymity intheir ... ...
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