Entries from August 2007

Saturday, August 25th, 2007

U.S. Government Ignores WTO Rulings on Internet Gambling

The New York Times published a great article a couple of days ago about an attorney who has been leading the efforts to get the U.S. ban on internet gambling removed through the legal channels of the World Trade Organization. It seems that while the U.S. talks a good game about free trade and [...]

Wednesday, August 1st, 2007

Freakonomics Author Discusses NY Times Piece on NBA Point Shaving Scandal

I found this interesting post by the author of the best-selling book Freakonomics. In it he discusses a recent editorial in the New York Times by noted economist Justin Wolfers in which he seems to suggest that one way to combat the problem of corrupt sports officials is to legalize sports gambling.
It seems that [...]