Countermeasures in curbing gambling activities on the Internet in Taiwan

Abstract

The gambling activity is prohibited in Taiwan although it exists in the society for a long time. With the Internet emergence in the recent decade, not only is the e-commerce promoted, but also Internet gambling is posed accordingly. The negative influence of Internet gambling, however, is much more than the traditional gambling impacting on our society. Due to the properties of anonymity, no boundary, and fast propagation on Internet world, it is more difficult for the law enforcement members to seize the suspects who engage in the illegal gambling behavior. We introduce some serious problems resulted in Internet gambling. In response to the Internet gambling problems, we advise a procedure of investigation to curb the spread of Internet bet in Taiwan. According to our proposal, the information of collected evidence is believed that it can be powerfully presented in the judicial court. The suspects who attempt on the bet of Internet are supposed to be deterred in such activity.