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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, making games of skill, such as poker, bridge, and chess, legal to play and provide online access to for profit. [...]

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 Lloyd Levine has sponsored bill AB2026 calling on the California Gambling Control Commission (CGCC) to carry out the study into controlling and operating internet gambling operations by [...]

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 establish an Internet Gambling Licensing Program administered and enforced by the Director of the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (Director).
H.R. 2046 prescribes requirements for [...]

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 transactions between gambling operations and American customers. The law says nothing about an individual located in the U.S. being unable to gamble on an Internet site.
The [...]