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This article summarizes federal legislation attempts during the past 14 years in the areas of online gambling and sport betting, arguably the most contentious gambling industry sectors. The paper first recaps the key pieces of legislation in effect as of mid-2012 governing the U.S. gambling...
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Sports bribery and match-fixing have become a part of the on-going sports news cycle. European and Asian match-fixing scandals in soccer, cricket and tennis have rocked the sports world recently. The 1919 Black Sox World Series scandal and the 1970's Boston College point shaving incidents have...
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This written statement addresses several of the questions raised regarding the potential legalization of betting and gambling in India. Of the five questions posed in the Appeal, dated May 30, 2017, I address only the first two: 1) “Will legalizing betting and gambling help in curbing the...
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Competitive video gaming is rapidly gaining mainstream attention. Major U.S. television networks have commenced broadcasting such competitions. The term esports has been assigned to the practice, but it remains to be seen whether lawmakers and regulators agree that the contests are indeed...
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of topics, ranging from state legalization of marijuana to so-called sanctuary cities. This paper explores the origins of …
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The following work seeks to unveil a holistic image of the tourism experience phenomenon by bringing up new perspectives in the research and complementing it with the postmodern angle in order to increase its relevance. The article integrates two fundamental streams of tourism experience...
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The United States has long been a country of prohibitions, with the most memorable prohibition in American history being the ban on alcohol sales in 1920, which lasted until the ratification of the 21st Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. While the federal ban on alcohol has long since been...
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English Abstract: The sustained growth of global trade in services and their specific interactions with the so-called digital economy, is giving way to deep reflections on the State's role in regulating activities deployed in digital environments. In this scenario, the possibility of the...
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seeks to identify the factors that determine a country's competitiveness in this large and important industry. The study … uses the World Economic Forum's (WEF) competitiveness index, which is based upon multidimensional pillars of … competitiveness. A discriminant analysis is conducted, comparing 24 top ranked destination countries with 26 low ranking destination …
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