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Legislation
N.J. Senator Introduces New Poker Bill to Senate
October 1, 2008 - No Comments Senator Robert Menendez (D-NJ) has introduced a new bill into Congress that would provide Americans with the numerous benefits of a clear regulatory system for online poker. The bill, S. 3616, or The Internet Skill Game Licensing and Control Act of 2008, is a landmark piece of legislation that would establish licensed Internet poker in the U.S. and allow the next Congress and the new Presidential Administration to enact sound public policy in the.... Read More
Poker Friendly Barney Frank Bill Approved in Committee
September 17, 2008 - No Comments The Financial Services Committee passed Republican Barney Frank’s Payments System Protection Act today via a verbal vote followed by a recorded vote that ended up with a 30-19 approval of the bill. The bill, now labeled H.R. 6870, was a re-introduced version of an older bill that aims to give it more focus and truly define what “illegal Internet gambling” actually is. Furthermore, the new bill is designed to ensure that implementation.... Read More
Mohegan Sun Introduces New Poker Room
September 3, 2008 - No Comments Well, it’s about time that the Mohegan Sun Resort Casino got on board and added a poker room. As a Connecticut native, and one who lived closer to Mohegan than Foxwoods by about 30 minutes, this is something that I’ve wanted for quite a while. Furthermore, the Foxwoods regulars have been buzzing about it for YEARS. Rumors that Mohegan Sun was going to open a poker room were rampant, yet time passed and no such poker room was created. As.... Read More
Texas Lawmaker Attempts to Clarify UIGEA
August 5, 2008 - No Comments A Texas Lawmaker introduced a bill on Monday that, if passed, would seemingly clarify what type of online activities the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act (UIGEA) would be able to eliminate. Republican Pete Sessions introduced the bill, H.R. 6663, aka the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Clarification and Implementation Act of 2008, on July 30–four days after his colleagues sent a letter to the Treasury Department and Federal.... Read More
Congressional Letter Demands Clarity on UIGEA
August 1, 2008 - No Comments A detailed letter signed by four members of Congress was sent to both the Treasury Department and Federal Reserve System on Wednesday insisting that the departments clarify the rules and regulations that will be used to enforce the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act (UIGEA). An excerpt from the letter is as follows: “As proposed, these regulations do not provide clear guidance to the public, in particular those who engage in online skill.... Read More
House Committee To Vote on Suspending UIGEA Regulations
June 23, 2008 - No Comments On June 24, 2008, the House Committee on Financial Services will mark up legislation, H.R. 5767, that would prohibit the Department of the Treasury and Federal Reserve System from proposing, prescribing or implementing any regulations related to the current ban on Internet gambling, as required by the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act of 2006 (UIGEA). “Congress has studied this issue and heard from the financial services community and.... Read More
EU Launches Gambling Probe Against USA
May 31, 2008 - No Comments As part of an ongoing major trade dispute over Internet gambling that has the United States in an increasingly difficult position to justify, the European Commission has now launched a formal investigation over U.S. actions. The Commission submitted a list of questions to leading U.S. officials related to a possible U.S. trade violation for discriminatory trade practices against European online gambling companies according to Inside Trade. "The.... Read More
Poker Tournament Licensed For Charity
May 24, 2008 - No Comments A Fredericton-area service group will be holding a charity poker tournament under the new type of gambling licence provided by the government. The United Commercial Travellers is hoping to attract about 120 players to its poker tournament over the weekend to raise money for charity. The group is one of the first organizations in the province to take advantage of the changes to New Brunswick’s gaming policies that were announced in November. The.... Read More
