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 2007. Congressman Bishop currently serves on the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee and the Education and the Labor Committee.
Internet Gambling Regulation and Enforcement Act Gains 47th Supporter
March 15th, 2008 No Comments
Tags: H.R. 2046 · US Legislation · usa
Internet Gambling Regulation and Enforcement Act of 2007 up to 46 co-sponsors
February 28th, 2008 No Comments
According to http://www.casinogamblingweb.com, today Congressman George Miller [CA-7] signed on to co-sponsor Bill HR 2046, which we wrote about earlier. George Miller became the 46th Congressman to co-sponsor the bill which was originally proposed by Rep. Barney Frank [D-MA].
HR 2046 aims to amend title 31, United States Code, to provide for the licensing of Internet [...]
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Can I bet on the Internet from the United States?
February 27th, 2008 9 Comments
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 [...]
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