Tomorrow a congressional hearing will be held to discuss the UIGEA in an effort to determine if implementation of the 2006 law can be achieved. The hearing will be conducted by the Subcommittee on Domestic and International Monetary Policy, Trade, and Technology and will be chaired by Rep. Luis Gutierrez (D-IL). The meeting titled “Proposed UIGEA Regulations: Burden without Benefit?” will take place at 10 am on April 2nd in Washington

Rep. Gutierrez is a co-sponsor of both Barney Frank’s (D-MA) Bill to provide for the licensing of Internet gambling facilities (H.R.2046) and a co-sponsor of Shelley Berkley’s (D-NV) Bill, H.R.2140, to provide for a study by the National Academy of Sciences to identify the proper response of the United States to the growth of Internet gambling. He is one the side or Internet Gambling Regulation and will be running tomorrow’s proceedings.

We contacted the Press Secretary for Rep. Gutierrez, to find out what the agenda will be and who will be on the list of presenters, but our inquries went unanswered.

If you would like to view the proceedings at 10AM on April 2 – go to http://www.house.gov/apps/list/hearing/financialsvcs_dem/hr040208.shtml and click to view the hearing. To go directly to the broadcast of the proceeding click here.