Online Poker Legislation Passed For United States
Online poker within the United States of America was almost outlawed when legal legislation made it harder for poker players to deposit their funding into their online poker accounts in order to help to battle the global recession.
Since the passing of the UIGEA legal bill in 2006 the poker [...]
Online poker rooms and players where left with a bitter taste in their mouths after major credit card company MasterCard moved to block gambling transactions by online poker rooms and online casinos.
The move caused uproar within the poker community, with players saying that they needed to add additional funding into their accounts in order to [...]
Gambling History
Gambling seems to be essential to human nature and traces of this activity can be found among the traces of most cultures long gone. The way we gamble today is not all that different from how they played games in ancient China or Egypt. It is mostly the tools that have developed into more [...]
In a recent article by American Conservative titled “Coming Up Aces” state why there will soon be legal online gambling in the USA.
First we have Barney Frank who introduced the Internet Gambling Regulation and Taxation Act to repeal or change the UIGEA and remove the online gambling gray area we are in. A hearing for [...]
Everybody wants to know Is Online Gambling Legal in the United States?
Professor I. Nelson Rose, a leading authority on gambling law states: “No United States federal statute or regulation explicitly prohibits Internet gambling, either domestically or abroad.” Still, the US government insists that certain things are illegal and worthy of prosecution. The most often cited [...]
Barney Frank Unveils Internet Gambling Legislation
Representatives Barney Frank (Democrat-Mass.) and Peter King (Republican-N.Y.) introduced legislation May 6, 2009 to allow online gambling in the United States. This bill has support from Harrah’s Entertainment Inc., YouBet.com and the Poker Players Alliance.
The legislation, if passed, will allow licensed gambling operators to accept online wagers from people in [...]
UIGEA (Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act) Explained
The UIGEA (Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act) of 2006 was forced to the House of Congress by the House of Republics in the last minutes right before the recess of the election period. This is an act as per Sen. Frank Lautenberg there is no one from the Senate-House [...]
The California Online Poker Bill draft was leaked online earlier this month. This online poker bill details the plan to regulate online poker in the state of California. The draft of this bill is dated January 15,2009. The bill will probably be amended if it passes through legislature.
The California Online Poker Bill limits licenses to [...]
