system are control mechanisms that help self-regulate the player; for example, a player could play a fixed amount of money a month and the limit cannot be exceeded.

Another important element of Internet gaming is the media. For instance, currently in Britain 5 million people use BSkyB Interactive TV. It has a gaming portal tied to it. One can go on-line and bet on live sports as the match progresses. Just by clicking a button, a bet is placed.

There are more than 50 jurisdictions around the world that allow Internet gaming. Many operators select the Isle of Man, which is a small island in the Irish Sea, for a couple of reasons. The first one is the low tax rate, which is as low as 2.5% of the gross gaming; the other one is the extensive technology infrastructure. A great deal of offshore banking enterprises has been established there for 20 or 30 years; that brings along the technology infrastructure. The main fibre optic cable that connects Europe and North America goes right through the Isle of Man. Only 12 out of 1,000 terabytes of capacity is currently being used or occupied means that it has enough capacity to literally handle the world.