[FYI] US: Online gambling case begins

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Online gambling case begins

By Patti Waldmeir and Dan Lerner in Washington -  

14 Feb 2000 14:47GMT

The ability of national governments to regulate borderless activities 
on the internet will face an important legal test starting on Monday, 
when jury selection begins in a US criminal trial challenging the 
legality of online gambling.  

[...]

But Jim Halpert, a Washington internet lawyer at Piper Marbury 
Rudnick & Wolfe, says the importance of the case goes beyond gaming: 
"This is an interesting case of asserting jurisdiction over overseas 
web sites in a criminal context. It will be closely followed by 
companies doing business on the Internet, both in the US and abroad." 
 
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