Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act (UIGEA)

US Online Gambling Legislation Delayed Due To Economic Crisis

August 25, 2009

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The head of the United States House Financial Services Committee, Representative Barney Frank, is the biggest supporter for online gambling legislation in the United States. He has introduced legislation that ...

Latest US Bill To Mitigate Effects Of UIGEA Passes House Committee

Tina Golden

October 14, 2008

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US Congressman Barney Frank has been lobbying for remedies to the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act (UIGEA) practically since the day it passed. He was a vocal opponent to the original legislation ...

US stalls EU talks again

Tina Golden

September 22, 2008

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A week before the US was scheduled to meet with the European Union, the US Trade representative asked to postpone the meeting. The meeting is supposed to discuss American online gambling regulations. The EU are...

iMEGA still optimistic in case against UIGEA

Tina Golden

August 21, 2008

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iMega vs UIGEA The gambling industry as a whole has followed the case of iMEGA vs. Alberto Gonzales, et al., since it was first filed on June 5, 2007. After nine long months of waiting, U.S. District Judge Mar...

Online Gambling Legislation update

Karen Jones

May 19, 2008

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Germany online gambling update: Online poker in Germany is currently experiencing a boom with close to 290,000 people playing on a regular basis. In 2006 it is estimated Germans spent a minimum of 1 million eur...

The Fight Is On To Repeal UIGEA

Tina Golden

May 4, 2008

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Poker players and gambling execs are not the only ones unhappy with the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act of 2006 (UIGEA). At a Congressional hearing on April 2, representatives were heard from banks, ...