World Gambling News » UIGEA http://www.worldgamblingnews.com Bringing you the very latest news in the gambling world Wed, 08 Sep 2010 05:17:10 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.1 en HR 2267 Hearing Update http://www.worldgamblingnews.com/2010/07/hr-2267-hearing-update/ http://www.worldgamblingnews.com/2010/07/hr-2267-hearing-update/#comments Sun, 25 Jul 2010 02:33:46 +0000 Gaby http://www.worldgamblingnews.com/2010/07/hr-2267-hearing-update/ images.jpg

Last Wednesday, Barney Frank’s bill HR 2267, which aims to repeal the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act (2006), was discussed by the House Financial Services Committee during a hearing.

The hearing was somewhat successful and (more…)

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The bill that seeks to repeal the Unlawful Internet Gambling Ban (UIGEA), HR 2267, is sponsored by Congressman Barney Frank. The latest news on this issue are that a hearing date has been announced for HR 2267 on July 21st.

HR 2267 has been in a limbo since December 2009, when it was proposed, and it seeks to legalize and regulate online gambling. Some anti-UIGEA supporters believe that this step is not going to take the bill anywhere for several reasons. (more…)

]]> http://www.worldgamblingnews.com/2010/07/hearig-scheduled-for-franks-anti-uigea-bill/feed/ Some Thoughts on the Implementation of the UIGEA http://www.worldgamblingnews.com/2010/06/some-thoughts-on-the-implementation-of-the-uigea/ http://www.worldgamblingnews.com/2010/06/some-thoughts-on-the-implementation-of-the-uigea/#comments Tue, 15 Jun 2010 06:48:13 +0000 Gaby http://www.worldgamblingnews.com/2010/06/some-thoughts-on-the-implementation-of-the-uigea/ gambling-ban.jpg

As you may already know, the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act (UIGEA) came into effect on June 1st, 2010 and it was supposed to stop players from making deposits into online gambling sites.

However, players continue to be successful when depositting making the UIGEA not function as it was intended. There are very few sites that have been affected by the legislation but, overall, credit cards have been the most affected with the change, not because of (more…)

]]> http://www.worldgamblingnews.com/2010/06/some-thoughts-on-the-implementation-of-the-uigea/feed/ PartyGaming and Harrah’s Prepare to Re-Enter US Market http://www.worldgamblingnews.com/2010/05/partygaming-and-harrahs-prepare-to-re-enter-us-market/ http://www.worldgamblingnews.com/2010/05/partygaming-and-harrahs-prepare-to-re-enter-us-market/#comments Sun, 02 May 2010 04:06:03 +0000 Gaby http://www.worldgamblingnews.com/2010/05/partygaming-and-harrahs-prepare-to-re-enter-us-market/ partygaming_logo.jpg 

Two of the largest companies in the casino industry have already started paving the way for their return to the legalized US online gambling market.

Harrah’s recently launched their online gambling venture in the United Kingdom and plan to bring it to the US if the market gets regulated. PartyGaming used to cater the US audience but it withdrew from doing saw when the UIGEA was approved in 2006.

At an interview with Gary Loveman, chief executive of Harrah’s Entertainment, he said that online gambling is the only way to (more…)

]]> http://www.worldgamblingnews.com/2010/05/partygaming-and-harrahs-prepare-to-re-enter-us-market/feed/ Banker Speaks Against UIGEA http://www.worldgamblingnews.com/2010/04/banker-speaks-against-uigea/ http://www.worldgamblingnews.com/2010/04/banker-speaks-against-uigea/#comments Sun, 25 Apr 2010 04:07:59 +0000 Gaby http://www.worldgamblingnews.com/2010/04/banker-speaks-against-uigea/ images.jpg 

In an interview given to the Medill News Service, the vice-president of the American Bankers Association Kenneally spoke out against the UIGEA calling it an ineffective and costly piece of legislation. He did not say anything that has not been said before, but his words bore the frustration of someone who appears helpless in the face of the (more…)

]]> http://www.worldgamblingnews.com/2010/04/banker-speaks-against-uigea/feed/ UIGEA Delayed for 6 Months http://www.worldgamblingnews.com/2009/11/uigea-delayed-for-6-months/ http://www.worldgamblingnews.com/2009/11/uigea-delayed-for-6-months/#comments Mon, 30 Nov 2009 04:59:34 +0000 Gaby http://www.worldgamblingnews.com/2009/11/uigea-delayed-for-6-months/ poker-players-alliance.gif

News broke during the past week that the Unlawful Internet Enforcement Act (UIGEA) has officially been delayed for six months. The deadline for compliance under the ruling was meant to be on December 1st of 2009 but it has been re-scheduled to (more…)

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