Commuters who while away time playing casinos online may have to deal with something more than nosy passengers as Utah implements stricter measures to control gambling by wireless means.
The Utah Transit Authority has announced that, aside form using filters to prevent passengers from accessing online casino through wireless devices, they will now send in officers to ride in buses and monitor passengers who may be trying to access such sites. Those caught playing are subject to a ticket and a fine, much like that of a traffic violation.
According to UTA spokesman Gerry Carpenter, the officer will be given a judgment call to determine whether the one caught is in fact liable for violation. The offender will be fined $300 if caught.
The UTA currently uses a filter to block undesirable content such as casinos and pornographic material. The filter is also regularly updated to ensure that the protection provided is indeed up to date. However, he says that there are still sites that managed to evade the filter. To ensure that the law will be enforced, he added that officers are needed to constantly monitor them.
Passengers using a private connection is not spared on this one, as they can still be charged with a $100 fine for disorderly conduct. Those that are using prior downloaded content can also be held in violation of the law.
Opponents of the new rule said that it is a violation of free speech and First Amendment rights. Critics also said that though the state does not have legal gambling, it also doesn't have a law forbidding viewing of a casino site and the conditions are not well defined.
Carpenter, however, said that the move is necessary. He said that many children also ride the bus and that they can be easily exposed to such unwanted material because of passengers' carelessness.
Source:
Online Casino Advisory
The Utah Transit Authority has announced that, aside form using filters to prevent passengers from accessing online casino through wireless devices, they will now send in officers to ride in buses and monitor passengers who may be trying to access such sites. Those caught playing are subject to a ticket and a fine, much like that of a traffic violation.
According to UTA spokesman Gerry Carpenter, the officer will be given a judgment call to determine whether the one caught is in fact liable for violation. The offender will be fined $300 if caught.
The UTA currently uses a filter to block undesirable content such as casinos and pornographic material. The filter is also regularly updated to ensure that the protection provided is indeed up to date. However, he says that there are still sites that managed to evade the filter. To ensure that the law will be enforced, he added that officers are needed to constantly monitor them.
Passengers using a private connection is not spared on this one, as they can still be charged with a $100 fine for disorderly conduct. Those that are using prior downloaded content can also be held in violation of the law.
Opponents of the new rule said that it is a violation of free speech and First Amendment rights. Critics also said that though the state does not have legal gambling, it also doesn't have a law forbidding viewing of a casino site and the conditions are not well defined.
Carpenter, however, said that the move is necessary. He said that many children also ride the bus and that they can be easily exposed to such unwanted material because of passengers' carelessness.
Source:
Online Casino Advisory
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