Online Gambling Bill Approved by House Committee

The House Financial Services Committee approved a bill proposed by Rep. Barney Frank (D-Ma) that would license and regulate online gambling in the United States on July 28th, 2010. Rep. Frank has been fighting for online players rights since the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act (UIGEA) was signed into law by then President Bush in October of 2006. The UIGEA made it tougher for poker players to fund their games, and in some cases gambling sites even banned Americans from playing poker or gambling.

The bill, known as H.R. 2267 or the Internet Gambling Regulation, Consumer Protection, and Enforcement Act had 7 Republicans voting for and 18 voting against the bill while 34 Democrats voted for the bill and 4 voted against it. Republican Ron Paul, who so many feel support their freedom to gamble online voted present. That vote leaves many to wonder why he done so when he had showed support in the past. My thoughts are that perhaps he only showed support in the past when he thought he had something to gain by having the online players support when running for office…..

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There is still much to be done before H.R. 2267 can become law. So for those that believe in our freedoms, you need to continue letting House and Senate members know that we want online poker and gambling regulated and legalized. The full House needs to vote on it between Sept. 7 and Oct. 8. For a full vote to happen Democrats in the House, led by Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.), needs to schedule it.

If the House passes the bill, then it can be taken up by the Senate. And if passed there it could be signed by President Obama. If it reaches his desk I feel that it will become law. The man likes a game of poker himself so I don’t think he would have a problem doing so. The largest concern I and many other online gaming sources have is that it all needs to happen this year.  If it doesn’t happen before the end of this year’s legislative session, the process will have to start all over again next year.

Rep. Barney Frank talks on MSNBC about Recent Committee Passage of HR2267

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