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 [...]
HR5767 Defeated, HR6501 Introduced as Alternative
July 18th, 2008 1 Comment
Tags: Barney Frank · HR5767 · hr6501 · james mcdermott · peter king · ron paul
What Does John McCain Mean For Internet Gambling In the US
April 24th, 2008 No Comments
As we have previously covered statements and comments made by other presidential candidates including Ron Paul and Barack Obama next on the list is the Republican presidential hopeful, John McCain.
His current run for president, is just a decade since an official favor for a friend with regulatory problems had nearly ended Mr. McCain’s political career [...]
Tags: barack obama · elections · mccain · politicians · ron paul
Barney Frank, Ron Paul Introduce Bill to Suspend Internet Gambling Ban
April 12th, 2008 2 Comments
Reps. Barney Frank (D-Mass.) and Ron Paul (R-Texas) have introduced new legislation The Safe and Secure Internet Gambling Initiative (SSIGI), 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 [...]
Tags: Barney Frank · HR5767 · ron paul · SSIGI · The Safe and Secure Internet Gambling Initiative · uigea
Ron Paul on UIGEA and Online Gambling
April 5th, 2008 5 Comments
Edit: As it has been pointed out by numerous commenters, Ron Paul has not actually dropped out of the race, he just can’t win because of the number of delegates needed to secure the nomination. Please see comments for wealth of information dealing with this.
While Ron Paul has long dropped out of the Republican Primary [...]
