Control and Management of Internet Delivery of Web Gambling Content

Mr Mark A Gregory [HREF1], Senior Lecturer, School of Electrical and Computer Systems Engineering, RMIT University [HREF2], Melbourne, Australia. m.gregory@rmit.edu.au

Keywords

Internet, Interactive, Gambling, Gaming, Moratorium, Australia, Content, Filtering, Control, IP Blocking, Prevention, Monitoring, Government Legislation.

Abstract

This paper considers the Australian Government Moratorium on Internet Gaming and the restriction of Gaming Service Providers after the end of the moratorium.  The direction taken by the Australian Government at the end of the moratorium will be a pivotal moment in the history of the Internet, for no other western Government has attempted to solve one of the major issues of the last decade, that of gaining control of the Internet.  This paper discusses the reasons why Internet Gaming has moved forward in leaps and bounds; with better graphics, better sound and more dynamic effects.  Some say that the Internet is impossible to control; this paper will present an alternative view.