Session Title
Session 3-4-C: Young People’s Online and Social Media Gambling
Presentation Type
Event
Location
The Mirage Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada
Start Date
9-6-2016 4:00 PM
End Date
9-6-2016 5:30 PM
Disciplines
Gaming Law | Internet Law | Public Affairs, Public Policy and Public Administration
Abstract
Social games—and social casino games— have exploded in popularity. As of 2012, 800 million people, or 12 percent of the world’s population, were playing social games at least once per month. That number is expected to double to 1.5 billion by the end of 2015.To put that number in perspective, as of 2012, only 50 million people are believed to have participated on real-money online gambling sites. Yet, the legal issues surrounding social casino gaming remain largely unexplored. Only now has litigation tentatively started to explore the outer limits of permissible social gaming. I propose to define "social" and "social casino" gaming, discuss how social casino is treated in other jurisdictions, explore recent litigation in the US and evaluate various options as a matter of public policy moving forward.
Keywords
social gaming, social casino gaming, online gambling
Included in
Gaming Law Commons, Internet Law Commons, Public Affairs, Public Policy and Public Administration Commons
Social Casino Gaming: Legal (R)Evolution
The Mirage Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada
Social games—and social casino games— have exploded in popularity. As of 2012, 800 million people, or 12 percent of the world’s population, were playing social games at least once per month. That number is expected to double to 1.5 billion by the end of 2015.To put that number in perspective, as of 2012, only 50 million people are believed to have participated on real-money online gambling sites. Yet, the legal issues surrounding social casino gaming remain largely unexplored. Only now has litigation tentatively started to explore the outer limits of permissible social gaming. I propose to define "social" and "social casino" gaming, discuss how social casino is treated in other jurisdictions, explore recent litigation in the US and evaluate various options as a matter of public policy moving forward.
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