The UNLV Gaming Law Journal (GLJ) is published by the students of the William S. Boyd School of Law at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas in conjunction with the International Masters of Gaming Law.
GLJ is the only specialty journal in the United States dedicated to the rapidly growing field of gaming. It is a journal of legal scholarship dedicated to analyzing the law and policy implications of gaming case law, legislation, administrative regulations, and the wider world that gaming touches. This includes social policy, artificial intelligence, addiction, tribal law, and climate change, among others. The GLJ is comprised of second-year, third-year, and fourth-year students who are interested in gaming law.
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- Note1 October 2011
The Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act (PASPA): A Bad Bet for the States
Sports gambling is a multi-billion dollar industry in America today, but state and local governments, by and large, do not benefit in any way. The Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act (PASPA), a 1992 federal law, restricts all but a handful of states from legalizing sports gambling. This has allowed a thriving shadow economy of mob-associated bookies and offshore websites to operate with virtual impunity. PASPA’s restrictions have not received much attention—until recently. The severity of the recent recession has forced state governments to get creative and find new sources of tax revenue, and many states have turned to sports gambling as a solution to raise additional revenues. Unfortunately, PASPA limits them from legalizing, regulating, and taxing the activity, which would enable state and local governments to enjoy millions of dollars in new tax revenue, job growth, and increased intrastate economic activity. This Note explores the historical regulation of sports gambling in America and the forces that gave rise to PASPA. After analyzing the purported goals of PASPA in light of present conditions, this Note concludes that it is evident that PASPA has failed to accomplish those goals. PASPA supports a thriving shadow economy of illegal sports gambling providers, unfairly restricts the sovereignty and economic freedom of the states, and makes detecting athlete and referee bribery extremely difficult. Therefore, PASPA is a bad bet for the United States, and it should be repealed. - Article1 April 2014
- Note1 April 2012
Patron Data Privacy and Security in the Casino Industry: A Case for a U.S. Data Privacy Statute
This Note discusses the recent surge in patron data collected by casino player tracking systems and the increasing need to protect the confidentiality and security of patron Personally Identifiable Information (PII) through the implementation of federal privacy legislation. Part I discusses the rise of the casino player tracking database systems. Part II explains and defines PII. Part III outlines current U.S. privacy laws applicable to the casino industry, describes casino liability standards, and examines patron remedies for a potential breach in the security of patron PII. Part IV assesses the strengths and weaknesses of U.S. privacy laws applicable to the casino industry, compares those laws to European and Canadian data security laws, and describes how the application of international privacy law in the U.S. will improve the current casino industry data security laws. Finally, Part V suggests that the current industry-based U.S. privacy laws are ineffective, and a nationwide standard, as exemplified in European and Canadian privacy law, should be implemented in the U.S. to ensure appropriate patron PII data security in the U.S. casino industry. - Commentary1 June 2017
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- Note1 October 2012
High-Tech Casino Advantage Play: Legislative Approaches to the Threat of Predictive Devices
This paper examines how device laws in the United States have dealt with predictive devices over the years and how device laws can be improved. Part I of this paper looks at how different laws address predictive devices. In addition, Part I examines three device laws in depth and compares their effectiveness. Part II discusses the history and evolution of several types of predictive devices, and how the laws in Part I have been applied. Part III proposes a model device law designed to address the shortcomings of current laws. Finally, Part IV looks at the future of device laws, both in terms of potential technological advances and how device laws might be applied to Internet gambling.