United States Congress Archives

Detailed Legal Analysis of Reid Internet Poker Bill
Draft revealed: “The Prohibition of Internet Gambling, Internet Poker Regulation and UIGEA Enforcement Act”

Stu Hoegner, our resident international gaming attorney here at Pokerati – a.k.a. @GamingCounsel as he is well-followed on Twitter – has located a copy of a document that has been widely requested by our readers in the past 24 hours. […]

Detailed Legal Analysis of Reid Internet Poker Bill

Draft revealed: “The Prohibition of Internet Gambling, Internet Poker Regulation and UIGEA Enforcement Act”

GamingCounsel’s Weekly Briefs
Danish Delays, Kentucky Legal Derby, Cypriot Missiles, Excapsa Escapes & Congressional Guessing Games

Blog / By Dan Michalski

I’m attending the Legal Marketing Association’s Toronto conference tomorrow today, so my updates to Dan Slave-Driver Michalski had to be in a day early. Also, I’ve picked up a bit of flack for making my updates too US-centric I’ll try

GamingCounsel’s Weekly Briefs

Danish Delays, Kentucky Legal Derby, Cypriot Missiles, Excapsa Escapes & Congressional Guessing Games

Online Poker Electioneering Underway

Blog / By Dan Michalski

US rep, Dina Titus (D-NV), is sending out mailers to her Vegas constituency in hopes they\’ll send her back to Washington DC for a sophomore term. Her campaign material today shows she is indeed willing to make online gambling a

Online Poker Electioneering Underway Read More »

Report: UIGEA to be delayed 6 months

Blog / By Kevin Mathers

More on this to come, but reports coming from the PPA, Pokernews, and other sources state that the UIGEA regulations will be delayed for 6 months. This news, along with an informational hearing of HR 2266 and 2267 December 3rd

Report: UIGEA to be delayed 6 months Read More »

Advice to Congresswomen Opposing Online Poker Bills: Man Up?

Blog / By California Jen

Nolan Dalla\’s latest article on Poker News Daily has a point. Much of the focus is on the men who helped pass the UIGEA, giving little attention to the powerful women in Congress who now oppose our attempts to pass

Advice to Congresswomen Opposing Online Poker Bills: Man Up? Read More »

Congressman Barney Frank Visited the WSOP Today
Did Not Arrive in Chariot or With Indian Headdress So Received Little Attention

Blog / By California Jen

It was no secret. It has been public information since mid-June, and the PPA announced it days ago that House Financial Services Committee Chairman Rep. Barney Frank made plans to visit the WSOP today. First, he took to the floor

Congressman Barney Frank Visited the WSOP Today

Did Not Arrive in Chariot or With Indian Headdress So Received Little Attention

Re: Ready to Rumble? Frank Introduces Bill Today

Blog / By Kevin Mathers

I\’ll leave the analysis to those with more expertise in legislation and the law, but Barney Frank has issued two pieces of legislation in regards to online gambling. One bill is simply to delay the UIGEA by one year until

Re: Ready to Rumble? Frank Introduces Bill Today Read More »

Ready to Rumble? Frank to Introduce Bill Tomorrow

Blog / By California Jen

Rep. Barney Frank is set to introduce his pro-online gaming legislation tomorrow, complete with 10am ET press conference. With any luck, this will get some mainstream news coverage, but we can be assured of at least some C-SPAN live feed.

Ready to Rumble? Frank to Introduce Bill Tomorrow Read More »

UIGEA Challenge: PPA Raises $3 Million and Bi-Partisan Support

Blog / By California Jen

Rep. Barney Frank has yet to introduce (or reintroduce) the legislation, but the likelihood of its passage has already been debated and practically set up for defeat. But just as the words in poker and mainstream media outlets were being

UIGEA Challenge: PPA Raises $3 Million and Bi-Partisan Support Read More »

Frank’s Plan: Play It Straight to Repeal the UIGEA

Blog / By California Jen

The April 9th edition of The Poker Beat included a discussion about the possibility of poker legislation that would repeal the UIGEA, allowing companies like PartyPoker back into the U.S. Dan (the Wolfman?) made some solid arguments, but when he

Frank’s Plan: Play It Straight to Repeal the UIGEA Read More »