We're about due for some more legal action against online gambling in the U.S., wouldn't you say? All's been quiet on the AG front of late, but that could change in a hurry, and a conference being held this week in California could provide a measurable forecast.
The National Association of Attorneys General met yesterday and is meeting today at Berkley University to discuss the role of attorneys general in law enforcement and consumer protection issues relating to Web technology.
"The Impact of the Internet and High Technology on the Mission of the Attorneys General," a conference hosted by California AG Bill Lockyer, will focus on the following topics:
- Law in the Age of Cyberspace
- Putting the Web into Words: Perspectives from the Media on the Information Revolution
- Law Enforcement and the Internet
- Cyber-enforcement Initiatives by the Attorneys General
- Youth on the Internet
- Protecting the Public Interest on the Internet and Bridging the Digital Divide
- Cybercommerce: Global Potential, Local Concerns
- Harnessing the Internet for the Justice System and Law Enforcement
- Law Enforcement Challenges in Cyberspace
- The Future of the Internet
- Creating a "Family Friendly" Internet.
Specifically, the session "Cybercommerce: Global Potential, Local Concerns" has been allotted for the discussion of Internet gambling. Wisconsin Attorney General James Doyle is moderating the session. The panel features New York AG Eliot Spitzer, FTC Commissioner Sheila Anthony, attorney Tony Cabot and Ed Mierzwinski of the U.S. Public Interest Research Group.
Nineteen state AGs were expected to attend. U.S. Attorney General Janet Reno has been invited to address the conference as well.