Legislation

[Press Release] PPA Condemns Finalization of Internet Gaming Regulations (11/12/08)

By PokerPlayersAlliance
Wednesday, November 12th, 2008

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[UIGEA] Treasury, Fed Issue Final Rule on Unlawful Internet Gambling (11/12/08)

By PokerPlayersAlliance
Wednesday, November 12th, 2008

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Selected Coverage of UIGEA Regulations

By PokerPlayersAlliance
Monday, November 10th, 2008


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[UIGEA] US Deal Could Be Close - iGamingBusiness (10/20/08)

By iGamingBusiness.com
Tuesday, October 21st, 2008

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In America, a settlement between the US Department of Justice and certain European online gambling operators may be in sight just over two years after the passage of the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act (UIGEA).

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[Opinion] Playing against the odds - Iowa City Press Citizen (10/18/08)

By Jim Leach
Monday, October 20th, 2008

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The country is facing a financial meltdown which relates in part to over-leveraging and what for some has become bet making on financial instruments and schemes involving sophisticated economic modeling.

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[S3616] Online poker legalization making noise in Senate (10/09/08)

By Chuck Blount, San Antonio Express-News
Friday, October 10th, 2008

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It seems like it has been a while since any good news has come out of either Wall Street or Washington when it comes to finances.

Everybody is out of money, and lawmakers are scratching their heads wondering how to get more and solve the problems that we have.

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Gaming: Anthony Cabot, Gaming Law Expert - Las Vegas Business Press (10/07/08)

By Valerie Miller, Las Vegas Business Press
Wednesday, October 8th, 2008

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As the economy continues its slide, casinos are increasingly going after unpaid gambling debts. And the man now sitting in the Las Vegas office of Lewis and Roca was instrumental in giving casino operators that option. Anthony Cabot authored the legislation in the 1980s allowing for collection. It is part of a long list of achievements for one of the state’s best-known gaming lawyers.

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[HR6870] Barney Frank Online Gambling Bill Will Have To Wait Until Next Year - CasinoGamblingWeb (10/02/08)

By Terry Goodwin, CasinoGamblingWeb
Friday, October 3rd, 2008

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A Bill was supposed to be voted on this week in the House of Representatives that, if approved, would have forced the government to make a list of what is, or is not, legal as far as online gambling goes.

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Selected Coverage of Introduction of S.3616: The Internet Skill Game Licensing and Control Act

By PokerPlayersAlliance
Wednesday, October 1st, 2008



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articles:

Online poker legalization making noise in Senate - San Antonio Express-News (10/09/08)

Opinion: Inside the ‘Internet Skill Game Licensing and Control Act’ - PokerNews (10/04/08)

Senate bill calls for regulating, not banning, online poker - Las Vegas Review-Journal (10/01/08)

Skill Game Internet Gambling Legislation Introduced - PocketFives.com (10/01/08)

Robert Menendez Introduces S 3616 to Legalize Internet Skill Games - Poker News Daily (10/01/08)

[Press Release] PPA Applauds Introduction of S. 3616 - PPA (10/01/08)


blogs:

Bill Collector: Senator Introduces Internet Skill Game Licensing and Control Act of 2008 (S. 3616) - Hard-Boiled Poker (10/06/08)

Special Interest Update: New Senate Poker Bill - Pokerati.com (10/01/08)


discussions:

S. 3616, the Internet Skill Game Licensing and Control Act of 2008 - Two Plus Two


[S3616] Senate bill calls for regulating, not banning, online poker - Las Vegas Review-Journal (10/01/08)

By Tony Batt, Las Vegas Review-Journal
Wednesday, October 1st, 2008

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The effort to roll back an Internet gambling ban has reached the Senate, with a bill by Sen. Robert Menendez that calls for licensing and regulating online poker and other “games of skill” instead of outlawing them.

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