The banking industry is cheering a fresh assault on the 2006 federal crackdown on Internet gambling by an unlikely duo: House Financial Services panel Chairman Barney Frank (D-Mass.) and Rep. Ron Paul (R-Texas).
Read More . . .Barney Frank (D-MA) and Ron Paul (R-TX) have introduced legislation to prohibit the federal government from issuing regulations called for in the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act of 2006.
Read More . . .The hearing on Tuesday to discuss proposed regulations to the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act (UIGEA) was a glaring example of the inadequacy of the US government at work.
Read More . . .Banks, credit card companies, and some Democratic members of Congress are predicting that forthcoming restrictions on Internet gambling will ensnare innocent customers and threaten the viability of e-commerce...
Read More . . .The lobbying group iMEGA filed notice Tuesday in the 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals that it will challenge the recent dismissal of its lawsuit.
Former Senator Alfonse D'Amato, chairman of the Poker Players Alliance (PPA), issued a statement on today's hearing.
Read More . . .The deadline for the US to put forward a proposal to settle its long running Internet gambling dispute passed yesterday with Antigua reportedly receiving no word from the US.
Read More . . .A hearing, titled ‘Proposed UIGEA Regulations: Burden without Benefit’ will take place this Wednesday at 10am eastern standard time in the House Committee on Financial Services. The hearing will debate...
Read More . . .Thirteen charged with multiple counts over regional bookmaking operation in Albany, NY.
Read More . . .A settlement proposal due by the end of the month could put an end to the five-year trade battle over Internet gaming between Antigua and Barbuda and the United States.
Read More . . .Banks will not be held criminally liable for failing to stop online gambling transactions. This was the result of a decision by Judge Mary L. Cooper, of the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey...
Read More . . .Nearly 18 months after President Bush signed into law the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act of 2006 (UIGEA), regulators are still struggling to come up with rules...
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