 12-21-2011, 11:44 AM
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bumperstickers
Joined on 12-21-2011
United States
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Online poker hasn’t won too many battles since the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act was passed into law in 2006. It has recruited some notable members of Congress to take up the fight to bring the game out of the shadows and explicitly legalize and regulate it, but no legislation has ever made it to an entire chamber vote in either the House or the Senate.
That’s why the late November developments taken by Treasury and the Federal Reserve Board were so surprising. The departments — at the request of Rep. Barney Frank, several other members of Congress, the Poker Players Alliance and other lobbying groups — decided to delay enforcement of the controversial UIGEA for at least six months as Congress begins a new debate on the merits of regulating the industry.
“This is a great victory for poker, but an even greater victory for advocates of good and fair public policy," PPA Chairman and former U.S. Senator Alfonse D’Amato said, after the delay was announced.
Rep. Frank held a hearing on his online poker bill soon after the announcement and while no committee vote was held, it was a positive step for those in favor of regulation.
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