According to Generalis, Greer, et. Since it is such a new enterprise, Internet gaming is a largely unregulated entity. An association has been created to help increase the awareness and viability of these casinos called the Interactive Gaming Council. In their report for Vanderbilt University, Generalis, Greer et. These, when finished in browsers, will allow people to avoid certain content-based pages, such as pornography or gaming, by examining the rating.
Jurisdiction is another problem faced by a medium that is boundless.
The U.S. seeks to control Internet gaming activity by means of the Interstate Wire Acts of 1956 and 1961. These were specifically designed to deter interstate gambling by way of phone lines. It is a felony to make or receive wagers by phone over state and country borders. Of course this did not take the Internet into account when it was implemented. Vehement opposition to this legislation, mostly from Internet users, maintain that the U.S. does not have the right to try to prohibit nor regulate the Internet, since it is a boundless, worldwide entity.