The ability to enforce the law certainly remains to be seen. Both Pruden and Campion suggest some provincial governments are considering whether to prosecute. Mills is now trying for similar legislation covering only sports betting, and he believes in the kind of regulation many U.S. net gamers push. There is no way to stop people from betting. If they don't do it here in Canada, then they will gamble somewhere else.
Australian authorities hope so.
Early in 1999, the Victoria state government is expected to authorize licensing of Internet casinos, if an objection by Crown Casino doesn't bollix up the works. This is a conservative estimate. The number of modems online giant America Online adds each month to handle their ever-increasing number of subscribers. Without these additional modems, many users would receive busy signals when they try to log on. Many still do.