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Radley Balko: Fighting for the Cause of Legalized Online Gambling

March 23rd, 2008 · 1 Comment · Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act (UIGEA)

At least someone out there has guts.
Radley Balko, senior editor of Reason magazine, recently testified before the House Financial Services Committee on the topic of online gambling. Here’s a transcript of his testimony at the hearing titled “Can Internet Gambling Be Effectively Regulated to Protect Consumers and the Payments System?”:
Mr. Chairman, distinguished members [...]

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Advocacy Group Opposes Online Casino Gaming

November 19th, 2007 · 1 Comment · Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act (UIGEA)

From Bill’s Poker Blog:
Someone on 2+2 posted a link to the website for Focus on the Family who is actively campaigning against Barney Frank’s bill. Their passion and zeal should be frightening for all online poker players.
Internet Gambling Take Action
3-29-2007
by Chad Hills
In 2005, U.S. citizens illegally exported $6 billion dollars to unknown, [...]

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The Massachusetts Mandate: Bet Online and Go to Jail

November 14th, 2007 · No Comments · News, Online Casinos, Real Life Casinos, Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act (UIGEA)

Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick vs Massachusetts Representative Barney Frank.
They’re battling it out. And online casino gaming laws are at the center of the debate.
The two sides in the battle
On one side we have Gov. Deval Patrick that really wants the licensing to construct three new casinos in Massachusetts. The revenue he expects that these new [...]

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Thoughts on Neteller, PartyGaming, and 888 Holdings Announcements

November 12th, 2007 · 1 Comment · News, Online Casinos

From Bill Rini:
Some folks have been asking me to give my take on the most recent announcements to come out of the online gaming world. Okay, so here we go.
Neteller: It’s been announced that Neteller has struck a deal to give people their money back. Woohoo! As Drizz recently commented, I’m the [...]

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Internet Gambling Regulation and Enforcement Act of 2007

October 31st, 2007 · 6 Comments · Online Casinos, Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act (UIGEA)

Washington, DC – Rep. Barney Frank (D-MA) introduced the Internet Gambling Regulation and Enforcement Act of 2007 (IGREA) that would create an exemption to the ban on online gambling for properly licensed operators, allowing Americans to lawfully bet online.
The Act establishes a federal regulatory and enforcement framework to license companies to accept bets and wagers [...]

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