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| Introduction |
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Chapter 1 The World of Gaming and Gambling |
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Sec. A The History of Gaming and Gambling |
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Sec. B The Elements of Gambling |
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5 English Common Law and Gambling Generally |
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6 American Common Law and Gambling Generally |
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7 The Interface Between Common Law and Legislation |
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8 Nevada Common Law and Gambling |
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10 The Enforceability of Gambling Debts |
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Sec. C By Definition Not Gambling |
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1 Amusement Games---No Prize |
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2 Tournaments of Skill---Not Chance |
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3 Online Skills Games With Mass Media Applications---Fantasy Leagues |
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4 Alternate Means of Entry---Donation Requested---No Consideration |
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Sec. D The "Lottery" Problem |
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a Synonymous With Gambling |
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c "Widespread Pestilence" |
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3 Why It Makes a Difference |
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a State Constitutions Ban "Lotteries" |
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b Racetracks in the 1930s, Casinos Today |
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4 Federally Recognized Tribes Can Operate "Lotteries" |
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Sec. E Universally Recognized as Gambling |
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Sec. F Generally Recognized as Gambling |
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2 Pyramid Schemes Held to be Illegal Lotteries |
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Sec. G Generally Not Recognized as Gambling |
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1 Future and Proposition Betting Generally |
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1 What Type of Game Is It? |
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5 Massively Multiplayer Online Games (MMOGs) |
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3 Games With More Than One Characteristic |
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5 Interactive Person-to-Person |
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Chapter 2 Gambling and the Law® |
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Sec. A The Why and How Behind America's Most Regulated Industry (i.e., Gambling) |
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Sec. B Short History of American Gambling |
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Sec. C The Waves of Legalization |
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1 Lotteries and Foundations |
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2 Federal Intervention and Frontier Gambling |
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3 Lottery Scandals and Federal Law |
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Sec. D Whales and the Law |
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Sec. F How Internet Gambling Developed |
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Sec. G The State as Operator and the Internet Revolution |
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Chapter 3 The U.S. Constitution, Federal Laws and Gaming |
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Sec. A Fundamental Rights |
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1 The Power to Regulate Interstate Commerce |
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2 Due Process and Equal Protection |
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Sec. B First Amendment Freedom of Speech |
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Sec. C Federal Taxes and Mail Systems |
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1 Problems With Enforcement |
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2 The Wire Act, 18 U.S.C.A. §1084 |
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Sec. E Gambling on Indian Land |
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Sec. F The U.S. Supreme Court in the "Lottery Case" (1903) |
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Sec. G The Johnson Act, 15 U.S.C.A. §1171-1178 |
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Sec. H Interstate Horseracing Act, 15 U.S.C.A. §3001-3007 |
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Sec. I Casino Ships, 18 U.S.C.A. §1081-1083 |
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Sec. J Anti-Lottery Laws, 18 U.S.C.A. §1301-1307 |
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Sec. K The Racketeering Statutes, 18 U.S.C.A. §1951-1955 |
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Sec. L Rico, 18 U.S.C.A. §1961-1968 |
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Sec. M Taxes on Wagering, 26 U.S.C.A. §§4401-4424, 4901, 4902, 4904-4906, 6419, 7262 |
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Sec. N Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act, 26 U.S.C.A. §3701 et seq. |
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Chapter 4 State Constitutions, State Laws, and Gaming |
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Sec. A The Range of State Constitutions and State Laws Generally |
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Sec. B How State Constitutions Deal With Gaming |
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Sec. C State Constitutions, State Laws and Gaming |
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Sec. D State Constitutions, State Laws and Lotteries |
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Sec. E State Constitutions, State Laws and Bingo |
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Sec. F State Constitutions, State Laws and Internet Gambling |
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Sec. G State Constitutions, State Laws and Casinos |
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Sec. H State Laws and Tribal Casinos |
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Chapter 5 Charities and Gaming |
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Sec. A Charities and Gaming, Generally |
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93 | (1) |
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Sec. B Bingo and Charities |
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94 | (2) |
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Sec. D Charitable Lotteries and the Law |
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97 | (1) |
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Sec. E Charitable Raffles and the Law |
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98 | (1) |
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Sec. F State Legislation and Charitable Gaming Enterprises |
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Sec. G Gambling on the Reservation |
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Sec. A The History of Nevada Gambling |
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Sec. B The Nevada State Gaming Regulators Generally |
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Sec. C Nevada Gambling Regulations |
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Sec. D The Nuts and Bolts of the Regulators' Day-to-Day Activities |
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Sec. G The Future of Nevada Gambling |
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Chapter 7 New Jersey Casino Regulators |
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120 | (13) |
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Sec. A The Rise and Fall of Atlantic City |
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121 | (4) |
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Sec. B Atlantic City Casinos as a Panacea |
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125 | (2) |
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Sec. C Regulations Affecting Atlantic City Casinos |
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127 | (1) |
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Sec. D The Future of Atlantic City Casinos |
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128 | (5) |
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Sec. A Terminology---"Indians" |
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133 | (1) |
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Sec. B Tribal Sovereignty Generally |
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134 | (2) |
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Sec. C Indian Gaming Before 1988 |
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1 Reservation Economic Development |
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137 | (1) |
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2 California v. Cabazon Band of Mission Indians |
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138 | (1) |
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Sec. D The Indian Gaming Regulatory Act |
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1 Indian Tribes and Indian Land |
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139 | (1) |
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140 | (1) |
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3 The National Indian Gaming Commission |
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141 | (1) |
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Sec. E State Sovereign Immunity |
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1 Seminole Tribe v. Florida |
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2 Tribal-State Compact Negotiations After Seminole Tribe |
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Sec. F Federal Government Regulations of Indian Gaming |
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152 | (3) |
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2 Tribal Gaming Commission |
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154 | (1) |
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3 State Gaming Commissions |
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Sec. G The Future of Indian Gaming |
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1 The Future of Tribal Legalized Gambling Generally |
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2 Tribal Economic Diversification |
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156 | (1) |
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4 Tribal-State Compact Negotiations |
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157 | (2) |
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Chapter 9 Canadian Casinos |
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Sec. A Canadian Gambling Generally |
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159 | (5) |
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Sec. B Canadian Provincial Law |
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Sec. C Canada's Indigenous People and Gambling |
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165 | (2) |
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Chapter 10 International Gambling |
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Sec. A Global Gaming Generally |
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169 | (1) |
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Sec. B Transnational Regulations in Online Gambling |
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170 | (3) |
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Sec. C Casinos in Europe Generally |
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173 | (6) |
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Sec. D Casinos in Asia Generally |
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Sec. E Casinos in Africa Generally |
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191 | (1) |
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Sec. F Casinos in North America Generally |
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192 | (1) |
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Sec. G Casinos in South America Generally |
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2 Federative Republic of Brazil |
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Sec. H Gambling in Australia, New Zealand and Oceania |
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Chapter 11 The W.T.O. and Cross-Border Gambling |
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Sec. A Cross-Border Legal Gambling |
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Sec. B The Role of the WTO |
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Sec. C The WTO and Antigua |
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Sec. D The WTO and the Interstate Horseracing Act |
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Sec. F The WTO and the Wire Act |
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Sec. G Possible GATS Violations |
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Sec. H The Future of the WTO and Gambling |
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223 | (2) |
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Chapter 12 Blackjack and the Law |
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225 | (16) |
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225 | (1) |
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Sec. C The Big Number Theory |
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Sec. D Blackjack and Criminal Laws |
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Sec. E The Constitution and Blackjack |
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Sec. F Blackjack and Anti-Cheating Measures |
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1 Casino Countermeasures and Preferential Shuffling |
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2 Cheating and the Backroom |
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233 | (1) |
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5 The Federal Government Is Watching You and Your Money |
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236 | (1) |
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Sec. I Federal Gaming Commission |
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238 | (1) |
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Sec. J The Late Great Ken Uston and the Legal Future of Blackjack |
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Chapter 13 Poker and the Law |
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241 | (19) |
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Sec. A "Poker Law" Generally |
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241 | (1) |
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Sec. F Poker: Skill or Chance: And the Legal Ramifications Thereof |
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Sec. G Poker: Illegal Gambling or Permitted Activity |
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252 | (2) |
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Sec. H Mathematics of Poker |
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254 | (2) |
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Sec. I Case Study: Hold'em Poker in California |
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256 | (1) |
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Sec. J Is "Online Poker" the Future of Poker? |
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Chapter 14 Intellectual Property and Gaming |
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260 | (9) |
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Sec. A Intellectual Property and Gaming Generally |
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Sec. B Patents and Gaming Generally |
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260 | (2) |
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Sec. C Intellectual Property and Internet Gaming |
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262 | (1) |
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Sec. D Copyright and Gaming Generally |
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263 | (1) |
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Sec. E Trademarks and Gaming |
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263 | (3) |
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Sec. F Case Study: Gambling and the Law® |
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266 | (1) |
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Sec. G Trade Dress and Gambling |
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267 | (1) |
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Sec. H Trade Secrets and Gaming |
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267 | (1) |
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Sec. I Future Issues in Intellectual Property and Gaming |
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268 | (1) |
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Chapter 15 Video Poker, VLTS and Other Machines |
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269 | (8) |
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Sec. A Video Poker and the Law Generally |
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269 | (2) |
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271 | (1) |
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272 | (1) |
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272 | (1) |
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Sec. F Muddying the Waters; Case Study: Dwarf Den Poker Machine |
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Sec. G Are These Latest Incarnations of Video Poker Gambling Devices? |
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Sec. H State Supreme Court Decisions That Attempt to Decide When Video Poker Is Poker |
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276 | (1) |
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Chapter 16 Internet Gaming |
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277 | (38) |
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1 Game Formats and Their Online Versions |
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278 | (1) |
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3 Direct vs. Indirect Participation |
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280 | (1) |
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4 Parimutuel Betting on Horse and Dog Races |
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280 | (2) |
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282 | (2) |
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6 Futures and Proposition Betting |
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284 | (1) |
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285 | (1) |
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285 | (1) |
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286 | (1) |
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287 | (1) |
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287 | (1) |
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288 | (1) |
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289 | (1) |
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Sec. B Techno-Legal Structures Behind Internet Gambling |
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1 ARPANET and the Transition to Public Use |
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2 The Phenomenon of Digital Convergence |
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292 | (1) |
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3 The Impact of Technology on Legal Gambling |
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293 | (1) |
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Sec. C Internet Gambling Law and Regulation in the Digital Age |
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1 Theory and Practice in the United States |
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3 Regulation of Online Gambling Outside of the United States |
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299 | (1) |
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4 Internet Gaming in the Traditional Context of International Law |
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299 | (1) |
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5 Legal Framework of Cross-Border Betting |
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Sec. D Money Transfers and Taxation Issues Affecting Internet Gambling |
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301 | (3) |
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Sec. E The Problem of Advertising Internet and Interactive Gaming |
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304 | (1) |
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Sec. F Legal Issues Confronting Online Gaming Operators and Players |
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1 The Jurisdiction Question |
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305 | (1) |
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2 Criminal Liability for Players |
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306 | (1) |
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3 Civil Liability for Operators |
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307 | (1) |
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4 Suits by Operators Against Players for Gambling Debts |
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308 | (1) |
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Sec. F Legal Issues Confronting Online Gaming Operators and Players---Continued |
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5 The Problem of the Compulsive Gambler |
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309 | (1) |
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6 Privacy and Information Security |
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310 | (1) |
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Sec. G The Future of Internet Gaming |
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311 | (4) |
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1 Innovation and Regulation |
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311 | (1) |
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2 Free Speech and the Right to Gamble |
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312 | (1) |
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314 | (1) |
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Chapter 17 Sports Books and Parimutuel Wagering |
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315 | (25) |
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Sec. A Sports Books and the Law Generally |
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315 | (7) |
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Sec. B Sports Books and the NCAA |
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322 | (3) |
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Sec. C Sports Books and State Lotteries |
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325 | (4) |
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Sec. D Sports Books and Parimutuel Wagering on Tribal Land |
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329 | (3) |
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Sec. E Sports Books and Illegal Gambling |
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332 | (1) |
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Sec. F Parimutuel Wagering and the Law Generally |
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333 | (4) |
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333 | (1) |
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335 | (2) |
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337 | (1) |
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338 | (1) |
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Sec. I Anti-Sports Betting Laws |
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339 | (1) |
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340 | (19) |
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Sec. A The Concept of Lotteries |
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340 | (4) |
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344 | (5) |
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Sec. C Internet Lotteries |
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349 | (2) |
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Sec. D Lotteries in Tribal Areas |
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351 | (1) |
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352 | (1) |
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Sec. F National Lotteries |
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353 | (1) |
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Sec. G International Sweepstakes |
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353 | (2) |
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Sec. H Agreements to Share |
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355 | (2) |
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Sec. I Other Issues: Lost Tickets, Mistakes and Selling Future Payments |
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357 | (2) |
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Chapter 19 Legal Gambling's Right to Advertise |
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359 | (11) |
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Sec. A Right to Advertise Generally |
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359 | (1) |
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Sec. B Federal Anti-"Lottery" Laws |
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360 | (3) |
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Sec. C The Commercial Speech Doctrine |
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363 | (3) |
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366 | (1) |
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Sec. E Criminal Statutes That Allegedly Limit the Broadcasting of Casino Advertisements |
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367 | (1) |
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Sec. F Alleged Deceptive Advertising in Franceschi v. Harrah's Enter., Inc. (2011) |
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368 | (1) |
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Sec. G The Future of Advertising |
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369 | (1) |
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Chapter 20 Criminal Laws and Gaming |
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370 | (13) |
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Sec. A Criminal Laws Generally |
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370 | (1) |
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Sec. B Law Enforcement Guidelines |
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371 | (1) |
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Sec. C Arrests in Casinos for "Cheating" |
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371 | (1) |
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Sec. D Gambling in Indian Country |
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372 | (2) |
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Sec. E Law Enforcement Discretion and Corruption |
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374 | (1) |
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Sec. F "Arrests" for "Internet Cheating" |
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374 | (1) |
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375 | (2) |
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Sec. H Money Laundering (of "Winnings," Legal or Not) |
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377 | (1) |
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377 | (3) |
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Sec. J Other Anti-Racketeering-Type Statutes |
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380 | (1) |
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Sec. K The Future of Criminal Laws and Gaming |
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381 | (2) |
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Chapter 21 The IRS and Gambling |
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383 | (13) |
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Sec. A Gambling and Taxes |
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383 | (1) |
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Sec. B Gambling Profits and Taxable Income |
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384 | (1) |
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Sec. C The Bank Secrecy Act and Gaming |
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385 | (6) |
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391 | (1) |
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Sec. E Tax Regulation of Legal Games |
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392 | (1) |
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Sec. F Stamp Taxes on Slots |
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392 | (1) |
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Sec. G Excise Tax on Wagers |
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393 | (1) |
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Sec. H Occupational Tax on Gaming Establishments |
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394 | (1) |
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Sec. I Taking Gambling Losses and Expenses Off Your Taxes |
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394 | (2) |
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Chapter 22 The Compulsive Gambler |
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396 | (19) |
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Sec. A The Sociopathy of the Compulsive Gambler |
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396 | (1) |
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Sec. B Pathological Gambling Disorder |
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397 | (6) |
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1 Substantive Criminal Law |
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397 | (1) |
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2 The Insanity Defense (M'Naghten Rule) and Responses to John Hinckley's Acquittal |
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398 | (2) |
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400 | (1) |
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401 | (1) |
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5 Disorder as a Basis for Mitigation in Sentencing |
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402 | (1) |
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Sec. C "Pathological Gaming" as a Protected Disability |
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403 | (4) |
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404 | (1) |
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2 "Pathological Gambling" Included in DSM-III (1980) |
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404 | (1) |
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3 "Pathological Gambling" Included in 1987 Revisions of DSM-IIIR |
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404 | (2) |
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406 | (1) |
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Sec. D The Compulsive Gambler After Caesar's Riverboat Casino, LLC v. Kephart (2010) |
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407 | (2) |
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Sec. E Tax and Bankruptcy Law and the Compulsive Gambler |
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409 | (1) |
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Sec. F Compulsive Gambling and Family Law |
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410 | (1) |
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Sec. G Gambling Debts and Claims by Third-Parties |
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411 | (1) |
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Sec. H The Future of Compulsive Gambling and the Law: Sin, Vice, or Disease? |
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412 | (3) |
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