This is a guest contribution by Martin Owens, an attorney specializing in gaming law. Owens is the co-writer, along with Prof. I Nelson, of the seminal book Internet Gaming Law. If you would like to submit a contribution please contact Bill Beatty for submission details. Thank you.

“No law is quite appropriate for all”

Titus Livy

It is easy to get people to agree that gambling law in the USA ought to be reformed. The current regime of regulation and licensing is proving more and more unequal to the challenges posed by the new realities of online living, social media, and digital convergence. But it’s much more difficult to get agreement on what the new order should look like.