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To: MY OPINION who wrote (3455)	6/20/1998 6:05:00 PM
From: bsgenius	Respond to of 8879

PROHIBITION OF INTERNET GAMBLING FUTILE, scholar says Internet gambling inevitable for both technical and political reasons Attempts to prohibit Internet gambling will inevitably fail because "the nature of the Internet renders prohibition futile," according to Tom W. Bell, director of telecommunications and technology studies at the Cato Institute. Bell testified recently before the National Gambling Impact Study Commission meeting in Chicago. He told the members of the commission that, inevitably, "sooner or later Americans will legally gamble over the Internet." As Bell explained, "The Internet's inherent openness already hobbles law enforcement officials, while relentless technological innovation ensures that they will only fall further and further behind." In addition to technical considerations, Bell noted, political forces will frustrate attempts to prohibit Internet gambling. "The Internet offers an instant detour around domestic prohibitions," Bell said. "Principles of national sovereignty will prevent the United States from forcing other countries to enforce a ban on Internet gambling, and it takes only one safe harbor abroad to ensure that U.S. citizens can gamble over the Internet." Furthermore, Bell explained, "consumer demand for Internet gambling and the states' demand for tax revenue will create enormous political pressure for legalization." While such developments will no doubt frustrate prohibitionists, Bell said that legalized Internet gambling will offer considerable benefits. "Internet gambling will drive network development; it will provide a more wholesome environment than real-world casinos; and it will benefit consumers by increasing competition in gambling services." Cato Testimony (http://www.cato.org/testimony/ct-tb052198.html)