Sports Bets Just a Click Away on Internet. Mark Alesia.
by Alesia, Mark; ProQuest Information and Learning Company.
Series: SIRS Enduring Issues 2004Article 42Institutions. Publisher: Indianapolis Star, 2003ISSN: 1522-3256;.Subject(s): Gambling | Gambling -- Law and legislation | Internet gambling | National Collegiate Athletic Assn | Sports betting | Super Bowl (Football game)DDC classification: 050 Summary: "Sports betting used to be underground, a hush-hush deal with a local bookmaker. He offered a line of credit and a hint of muscle....With Sunday's [Jan. 26, 2003] Super Bowl, Americans will flock to the more than 500 companies located in foreign countries that take bets over the Internet. 'Offshore' sports gambling is an industry that accepted $27 billion in wagers from American customers in 2002." (INDIANAPOLIS STAR) This article describes how the Internet has made sports betting easily accessible and difficult to regulate.| Item type | Current location | Call number | Status | Date due |
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Originally Published: Sports Bets Just a Click Away on Internet, Jan. 25, 2003; pp. n.p..
"Sports betting used to be underground, a hush-hush deal with a local bookmaker. He offered a line of credit and a hint of muscle....With Sunday's [Jan. 26, 2003] Super Bowl, Americans will flock to the more than 500 companies located in foreign countries that take bets over the Internet. 'Offshore' sports gambling is an industry that accepted $27 billion in wagers from American customers in 2002." (INDIANAPOLIS STAR) This article describes how the Internet has made sports betting easily accessible and difficult to regulate.
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