Jon Kyl

Jon Kyl is a Republican senator from Arizona. In 1997, Senator Kyl introduced legislation that would ban all forms of gambling over the Internet. (As of summer 2001, this legislation is still before Congress.) The proposed Internet Gambling Prohibition Act would make it a crime for businesses to offer casino gambling or sports betting services over the Internet. In the following viewpoint, Kyl maintains that the legislation is necessary because of the harm that gambling causes society. He maintains that unrestricted Internet gambling would greatly exacerbate the problem of compulsive gambling and its costs to society.

As you read, consider the following questions:

1. How has Professor John Kindt described Internet gambling, as quoted by Kyl?
2. What 1961 law currently prohibits the use of phone lines for gambling purposes, according to the author?
3. What amateur and professional...