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Latest Senate Hearing Leaves U.S. Online Gambling Regulation in Limbo 0
- US Legislation
- May 21, 2010
On Wednesday the U.S. House Ways and Means Committee held a hearing on Senator Jim McDermottâ€™s (D., Wash.), latest revision of an online gambling tax bill introduced in 2009, H.R.2268. For over a year this bill has sat around while Internet gambling grows and state and federal coffers dwindle. The hearing engaged much of the
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Barney, Bachus and 2010 4
- US Legislation
- December 4, 2009
The latest round of hearings initiated by Barney Frank regarding his continued effort to repeal the UIGEA and legalize and regulate internet gambling were certainly not at the top of any legislators â€˜to doâ€™ lists yesterday. The lightly attended and I mean lightly attended, hearing basically pitted Frank against gamblingâ€™s latest arch enemy, Representative Spencer
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Upcoming Hearing on Internet Gambling Bills 0
- US Legislation
- December 2, 2009
Barney Frank has managed to find time amongst the financial meltdown, health care and the global war on terror to arrange for a full hearing of the House Financial Services Comittee on his two â€˜gambling billsâ€™ – H.R. 2266, Reasonable Prudence in Regulation Act, and H.R. 2267, the Internet Gambling Regulation, Consumer Protection, and Enforcement
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UIGEA: The Sky will not Fall on December 1 4
- US Legislation
- November 6, 2009
As banks in the US prepare for the implementation of the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act (UIGEA) in December, customers of internet sportsbooks, casinos and poker rooms are growing nervous. Make that more nervous. We have gotten dozens of calls and emails all wondering what this means for Internet gambling, several have viewed this as
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Prohibition is Proving Profitable 4
- US Legislation
- October 30, 2009
The online gambling community was widely optimistic last fall as voters in the U.S. bucked the previous 8 years of Republican rule and voted a democrat into the White House. Everyone, yours truly included, figured that Democratic majorities on both Capitol Hill and the executive branch of government would spell a return to the days
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Payouts Are Taking Longer?6
- OffShore Insiders
- October 16, 2009
Payouts, Payouts, Payouts. This is what is on every players mind right now, especially after several weeks of favorites winning. The OSGA inbox, Live Chat and phone lines have been buzzing with questions from players who want to know who straight answers to playersâ€™ #1 concern. The most frequently asked question since the start of
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