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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
PPA Announces New Member Benefits
May 21, 2008 - No Comments The Poker Players Alliance (PPA), the leading poker grassroots advocacy organization, today released a slate of new membership benefits as well as a new and enhanced website, both of which are designed to provide the over one million PPA members with greater benefits of membership. As part of the launch, PPA is holding a drawing for a fully paid $10,000 buy-in for a seat at the Main Event at the World Series of Poker. The PPA has entered into the.... Read More
Dutch Government Fights Online Gambling Fiercely
May 19, 2008 - No Comments The Dutch government has taken another step in their fight against online gambling, this time by asking banks to discontinue processing transactions with online gambling websites. "It is illegal to offer gambling services in the Netherlands without a permit," said a Justice Ministry spokeswoman in a Reuters article. "These companies know they can break the law." The only online gambling site that is explicitly legal.... Read More
PPA To Hold Rally in Washington State
May 10, 2008 - No Comments Lee Rousso, PPA’s Washington State Director, will present his case to the King Country Superior Court on May 15th, and the PPA will hold a rally and press conference outside the courthouse immediately following the hearing. Rousso is challenging the constitutionality of the law, arguing that it violates the Commerce Clause of the United States Constitution, which reserves to Congress the right to regulate interstate and international commerce..... Read More
WA Gubernatorial Candidate Opposes Poker Ban
April 30, 2008 - No Comments Dino Rossi, a democratic candidate for the Governor’s office in Washington state, vehemently opposes the UIGEA and his state’s poker ban, expressing his discontent with the law in a radio interview. "If you play online poker in this state, you can go to prison for 10 years with a felony rap sheet. What would you do about that?" asked Dori Monson, the radio host on 710 KIRO in Seattle. "I never would have signed.... Read More
Congress Calls For Stop to UIGEA
April 23, 2008 - No Comments The Chairman of the House Committee on Financial Services and other leading committee members are seeking broad support for new legislation that would stop the U.S. government from taking any steps to implement regulations that require U.S. financial institutions to police Internet gambling. Testimony before Congress earlier this month clearly showed that the proposed rules to implement the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act of 2006 (UIGEA).... Read More
Bill Introduced to Block UIGEA Enforcement
April 12, 2008 - No Comments Barney Frank is at it again, and this time he introduced a bill to block the enforcement of the UIGEA. The bill, H.R. 5756, would "prohibit the Secretary of the Treasury and the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System from proposing, prescribing, or implementing any regulation under subchapter IV of chapter 53 of title 31, United States Code, and for other purposes." Both Ron Paul and Barney Frank mentioned that the UIGEA.... Read More
