{"id":1,"date":"2006-12-10T14:18:26","date_gmt":"2006-12-10T19:18:26","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2006-12-11T12:08:10","modified_gmt":"2006-12-11T17:08:10","slug":"hello-world","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/internetgamblinglegislation\/2006\/12\/10\/hello-world\/","title":{"rendered":"Welcome"},"content":{"rendered":"

Even though this looks like a blog, it’s really not<\/a>.<\/p>\n

It’s the portal page to provide access to the podcasts I made for my final project.\u00a0 Ah, but I’m getting ahead of myself.\u00a0 Let me begin at the beginning and give you a little background.<\/p>\n

In October of 2006, President Bush signed a port security bill<\/a>\u00a0that contained a provision to prevent Americans from gambling on the internet.\u00a0 The bill works by prohibiting financial institutions from making electronic transfers into known gambling websites.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The fallout was immediate.\u00a0 Several gambling websites reacted by refusing American customers<\/a> and several publicly traded websites saw their share prices drop precipitously.\u00a0 For example, PartyGaming<\/a> the company that ran the largest online poker game in the world, saw its stock price decline more than 60%<\/a> in one day.<\/p>\n

The bill was not totally successful, however.\u00a0 Plenty of online gambling sites<\/a> still accept American customers, and Americans are still finding ways to fund<\/a> their internet gambling accounts.\u00a0<\/p>\n

So with that background in mind, I can tell you a bit about my Final Project.\u00a0 It’s a series of seven podcasts I made on this subject.\u00a0 My point of view is that internet gambling should be legalized and regulated.\u00a0 The podcasts are my attempt to communicate that perspective in a cyber-medium.\u00a0 They aren’t long; I think they total approximately 22 minutes.\u00a0 None of them are longer than four minutes.\u00a0 So don’t be afraid that you’ll waste too much time here.<\/p>\n

Click on a Podcast below to listen.\u00a0 Leave a comment if you can.\u00a0 Check out the websites linked on the right to do your own research.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Thanks,<\/p>\n

Darren<\/p>\n

Podcasts<\/strong><\/p>\n

1) Introduction<\/a>\u00a0(0:55)<\/p>\n

2) The Audience<\/a> (3:36)<\/p>\n

3) Their Argument<\/a> (3:22)<\/p>\n

4) Prohibition’s Effectiveness<\/a> (3:33)<\/p>\n

5) Regulation and Problem Gamblers<\/a> (3:07)<\/p>\n

6) Regulation and Minors<\/a> (3:54)<\/p>\n

7) Conclusion<\/a> (3:02)<\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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