April 3rd, 2008
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Financial Services UIGEA Hearing Page (04/02/08)
PPA Archive: Judiciary UIGEA Hearing (11/14/07)
“Today, the House Financial Services Committee held a hearing to discuss the UIGEA regulations and the burden it imposes on the financial services industry. By all accounts the hearing was a huge success that verified what the PPA and others have been saying all along: prohibition does not work. It also reaffirmed our position that there is no federal statute that would preclude someone from playing a game of skill, like poker, on the Internet…” (click here for more)
Selected Coverage of the Hearing:
Industry Reaction to UIGEA Hearing Generally Positive (Poker News, 04/05/08)
Lawmakers told US Internet gambling ban hard to enforce (AFP)
News analysis of Wednesday’s hearing on UIGEA regulations (Casino City Times, 04/03/08)
Bet ban stymies federal officials (Las Vegas Review-Journal, 04/03/08)
EDITORIAL: ‘Bizarre’ legislation (Las Vegas Review-Journal, 04/03/08)
House Hearing Examines Burdensome UIGEA Regulations (Poker News, 04/03/08)
Murky language is Frank’s trump card in overturning Internet gambling ban (The Hill, 04/02/08)
Capitol Hill debates online poker regulations (MSNBC, 04/02/08) [video]
Experts testify online ban won’t work (Casino City Times, 04/03/08)
PPA Recap of UIGEA Hearing (PPA, 04/02/08)
Regulators struggling with Internet gambling rules (Reuters, 04/02/08)
Feds Say Internet Gambling Law Ambiguous (AP, 04/02/08)
Law Banning Transfers For Internet Gambling Is Criticized (Congress Daily PM, 04/02/08)
Hearing on UIGEA Underlines Severe Flaws (CardPlayer, 04/02/08)
Banks: Planned Net-gambling curb could disrupt e-commerce (CNET, 04/02/08)
Internet Gambling Congressional Hearing Recap (PocketFives, 04/02/08)
Congress to Take Testimony on Internet Gambling Ban (NYT Blog, 04/01/08)
Alfonse D’Amato Statement on the UIGEA Hearing (PPA, 04/01/08)
Blog:
UIGEA Regs: Burden without Benefit? Without a Doubt. (Hard Boiled Poker, 04/03/08)
UIGEA ‘Burden Without Benefit’ Live Blog (Up for Poker, 04/02/08)
Video:
Archived Video of Hearing (provided by House of Financial Services Committee):
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News Video Clips:
Politics of Poker (Reason, 04/04/08)
Betting on Web Gambling (FoxBusiness, 04/03/08)
Capitol Hill debates online poker regulations (MSNBC, 04/02/08)
Video Segments in chronological order
1. Congressman Luis Gutierrez Introduction
2. Congressman Spencer Bachus Statement
3. Congressman Barney Frank Statement
4. Congressman Jeb Hensarling Statement
5. Congresswoman Maxine Waters Statement
6. Congressman Geoff Davis Statement
7. Ms. Louise L. Roseman Testimony
8. Ms. Valerie Abend Testimony
9. Congressman Luis Gutierrez Q&A
10. Congressman Spencer Bachus Q&A
11. Congressman Barney Frank Q&A
12. Congressman Kenny Marchant Q&A
13. Congressman W. Lacy Clay Q&A
14. Congressman Barney Frank Q&A 2
15. Congressman Pete King Q&A
16. Congressman Barney Frank Q&A 3
17. Congressman Spencer Bachus Q&A 2
18. Congressman Robert Wexler Q&A
19. Congressman Patrick McHenry Q&A
20. Congressman Barney Frank Q&A 4
21. Congressman Ron Paul Statement
22. Congressman Brad Sherman Q&A
23. Congressman Barney Frank Q&A 5
24. Congressman Luis Gutierrez Remarks closing the first session.
25. Ms. Harriet May Testimony
26. Mr. Wayne A. Abernathy Testimony
27. Mr. Leigh Williams Testimony
28. Mr. Ted Teruo Kitada Testimony
29. Congressman Ron Paul Q&A
30. Congressman Barney Frank Q&A 6
31. Congressman Luis Gutierrez Closing Remarks
Print:
Witness List & Prepared Testimony:
Panel 1
Ms. Louise L. Roseman, Director, Division of Reserve Bank Operations and Payment Systems, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (click here to read testimony)
Ms. Valerie Abend, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Critical Infrastructure Protection and Compliance Policy, U.S. Department of the Treasury (click here to read testimony)
Panel 2
Ms. Harriet May, President and Chief Executive Officer, GECU of El Paso, Texas on behalf of the Credit Union National Association (click here to read testimony)
Mr. Wayne A. Abernathy, Executive Vice President, Financial Institutions Policy and Regulatory Affairs, American Bankers Association (click here to read testimony)
Mr. Leigh Williams, BITS President, The Financial Services Roundtable (click here to read testimony)
Mr. Ted Teruo Kitada, Senior Company Counsel, Legal Group, Wells Fargo & Co. (click here to read testimony, view additional attachment)
Additional Documents:
Witness List (click here to read)
Statement from Congressman Luis Gutierrez (click here to read)
Statement from Congressman Ron Paul (click here to read)
Statement from Congressman Pete Sessions (click here to read)
Letter from R. Bruce Josten, Executive Vice President of Government Affairs for U.S. Chamber of Commerce (click here to read)
Letter from Grover Norquist, President of Americans for Tax Reform (click here to read)
Letter from National Sport Leagues (click here to read)
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