The struggle over the controversial Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act of 2006 (UIGEA) continues. Late last month, H.R. 5767, which blocked implementation of the UIGEA, was defeated in the U.S. House Committee on Financial Services.
Meanwhile, a new bill related to online gambling was introduced this week by U.S. Rep. James McDermott, D-Wash. H.R. 6501 amends [...]
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HR5767 Defeated, HR6501 Introduced as Alternative
July 18th, 2008 No Comments
Tags: Barney Frank · HR5767 · hr6501 · james mcdermott · peter king · ron paul
FUD Study: Teenagers Getting Addicted To Free Online Gambling
May 28th, 2008 No Comments
Gambling for free on the Internet has become the most popular gambling activity among youths in Oregon, according to a new survey. That concerns officials who say it introduces teenagers to gambling and grooms them for other forms in which money is waged.”You’re learning that gambling is fun, it’s stimulating, and it’s risk-free,” said Wendy [...]
Tags: · free online gambling · fud · study · teenage
Dutch Banks Asked to Implement Home Grown UIGEA in Netherlands
May 12th, 2008 1 Comment
According to Reuters, Dutch authorities intend to crack down on illegal online casinos and are calling on banks to stop providing financial services to them. “It is illegal to offer gambling services in the Netherlands without a permit. These companies know they break the law,” Justice Ministry spokeswoman said on Saturday.
The ministry has made a [...]
Tags: dutch · netherlands · uigea
PurePlay: US Legal Internet Poker Club Raises Funding
May 6th, 2008 No Comments
According to VentureBeat, PurePlay, a poker and proto-gambling site that today announced $15 million in funding from various venture capital firms and other investment sources.
PurePlay is an online gambling site where everyone, including US residents can play for, and win, money in online poker games. There is only one other popular online poker website that [...]
Tags: game of skill · internet poker · pureplay
Some US Politicians Push to Keep Internet Gambling Ban
May 3rd, 2008 No Comments
US. Senator Jon Kyl, (R-Ariz), says he is growing impatient with the slow progress in coming up with regulations on Internet gambling in the United States.
Kyl, who has been pushing for a ban on Internet gambling, says slow progress on the part of the government and the Federal Reserve is part of the problem, along [...]
Tags: internet gambling · Jon Kyl · usa laws
