Can I bet on the Internet from the United States?
Passed in 2006, with enforcement started in 2007, the United States enacted the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act (UIGEA), which made it illegal for financial institutions to process payment...
View ArticleH.R. 2046: Internet Gambling Regulation and Enforcement Act of 2007
Introduced on April 26, 2007 by Rep. Barney Frank [D-MA] the H.R. 2046: Internet Gambling Regulation and Enforcement Act of 2007, the act aims to amends federal law governing monetary transactions to...
View ArticleCalifornia to study the legality of launching its own online poker service
According to http://www.onlinecasinonews.com a California state legislator has launched a bill calling for a study into the legality of the state launching its own online poker service. Assemblyman...
View ArticleHR2610: Regulating the Skill Games in the United States
In our earlier post about skill gaming we discussed what the difference between games of skill and chance are. On June 7, 2007 Robert Wexler [D-FL], introduced the Skill Game Protection Act, HR 2610,...
View ArticleInternet Gambling Regulation and Tax Enforcement Act of 2008
Today Congressman Jim McDermott (D-WA) introduced the Internet Gambling Regulation and Tax Enforcement Act of 2008 that would ensure taxes are collected on regulated Internet gambling activities. This...
View ArticleUIGEA Will Be Challenged in Appeals Court
U.S. District Judge Mary L. Cooper judge dismissed a challenge on the ban on Internet gambling law brought by the Interactive Media Entertainment & Gaming Association, but gave the group legal...
View ArticleInternet Gambling Regulation and Enforcement Act Gains 47th Supporter
March 14th, 2008, Congressman Tim Bishop [D-NY], who represents the 1st District of New York State has joined as the 47th co-sponsor of H.R. 2046: Internet Gambling Regulation and Enforcement Act of...
View ArticleChristian Science Monitor Urges Tougher Anti-Online Gaming Laws
In a March 25th editorial, the Christian Science Monitor published an editorial Don’t fold on Internet gambling ban arguing that the current US laws which prohibits online gaming should not only remain...
View ArticleAnother Congressman Demans Bush Stop Pushing Anti-Online Gambling Laws
Alongside Barney Frank, who released a similar statement, U.S. Rep. Steve Cohen, D-Tenn., has written a letter to White House counsel Fred Fielding complaining that it appears the Bush Administration...
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