FLIGHT CHECK: ARE AIR CARRIERS ANY CLOSER TO PROVIDING GAMBLING ON INTERNATIONAL FLIGHTS THAT LAND OR DEPART FROM THE UNITED STATES?

摘要

Since the passage of the Gorton Amendment in 1994, it does not appear that air carriers are any closer to allowing gambling on international flights. The DOT's recommendation in 1996 to not take any action was disappointing despite the repeated determinations that the primary goal of transportation could safely coexist with such activity during international flights. The DOT categorically concluded that all implications like the payment methods, equipment installation and operation, and behavioral risks from in-flight gambling to the primary purpose of transportation could be achieved safely but chose to not take a political stand on this controversial issue.