Abstract
Passage of the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act of 2006 (UIGEA) drastically changed the landscape of the online gaming industry. Although the law was aimed at stopping online gambling altogether, it did not actually make such activities illegal. Rather, the legislation targeted the enforcement of gambling debts accrued online in a roundabout attempt to influence policy. In Re Baum was the first court case to apply the new gaming statute, ruling that such gambling debts were not enforceable. Although the court applied the law correctly to the given facts, this Note focuses on how the statute itself should be amended or repealed to avoid the undue burden it creates.
Recommended Citation
Justin A. Volker,
Online Casinos Forced to Fold: Examining the Effects of In Re Baum, 386 B.R. 649 (Bankr. N.D. Ohio 2008),
35
S. Ill. U. L.J.
383
(2011).
Available at:
https://opensiuc.lib.siu.edu/siulj/vol35/iss2/7