Not all members of Congress are anti-poker – not by a longshot. Just look at Representative Barney Frank of Massachussets. In the face of the oppressive and unfair UIGEA making legal US poker an oxymoron, Frank faces-off against the morons amongst colleagues who supported the act with an act of his own – the Internet Gambling Regulation, Consumer Protection, and Enforcement Act. This bill, if passed into law, would set up a framework for licensing and regulating poker sites online and online casinos.
And, thankfully, Frank is not alone. Authoring a companion measure designed to levy a tax on internet gambling is Representative Jim McDermott of Washington state. This bill seeks to impose a 2% of the gross receipts of online gaming sites licensed under Frank’s bill.
Put the two bills together and you see a vision starting to take shape that is a boon to online poker players and the economically ravaged U.S. government alike. One site that has not folded under the USA pressure is Aced.com poker. They continue to operate even with the current UIGEA regulations.
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Mon, May 11, 2009
Poker Laws, Poker News