June 24th, 2008
H.R.5767 Title: To prohibit the Secretary of the Treasury and the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System from proposing, prescribing, or implementing any regulation under subchapter IV of chapter 53 of title 31, United States Code, and for other purposes.
Financial Services Committee Hearing Page
Result: 32-32 Vote, King Amendment Defeated
How did each Member vote?: HR5767 King Amendment Official Roll Call Voting Record
Quick Links:
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articles:
Sure thing: Online bet battle will continue (Las Vegas Review-Journal, 07/12/08)
Four Democrats Helped Kill Challenge to UIGEA (CardPlayer, 07/07/08)
On Poker: Hopes to amend UIGEA legislation fade to black (Express-News, 07/03/08)
US Internet gambling law. Do as I say, not as I do (TelecomTV, 07/02/08)
Ron Paul: Personal Freedoms and the Internet (Texas Straight Talk, 06/30/08)
Barney Frank: Social Conservatives Still In Charge of Republican Party (The Huffington Post, 06/27/08)
Barney Frank Discusses Internet Gambling Bill’s Defeat (PocketFives, 06/27/08)
Anti-UIGEA Regulations Bill Defeated (Online-Casinos.com, 06/26/08)
Bachus Statement on Committee Vote to Protect UIGEA (Rep.Spencer Bachus, 06/26/08)
Panel nixes bill to stop Internet gambling rules (NAFCU, 06/26/08)
Internet gambling ban survives House Financial Services Committee in close vote (The Birmingham News, 06/26/08)
Push to block new rules on Web gambling stymied (Las Vegas Review-Journal, 06/26/08)
Key Congressional Committee Reaches Stalemate on New Regulations to Enforce Internet Gambling Ban (SSIGI, 06/25/08)
Lawmakers disagree over defining online gambling (Associated Press, 06/25/08)
HR 5767 Roll Call Vote (Legal Online Poker Blog, 06/25/08)
HR 5767 Defeated in Committee (Pocketfives, 06/25/08)
Statement by PPA Chairman D’Amato on Mark Up of H.R. 5767 (PPA, 06/25/08)
Rep. Bachus Offers Misinformation in His Support of Ban on Internet Gambling (SSIGI, 06/25/08)
Bachus defends Net gambling ban (The Birmingham News, 06/25/08)
Bill To Suspend Gambling Ban Likely To Pass, With Acrimony (National Journal, 06/24/08)
Ranking Member Bachus Op-Ed in Today’s American Banker (Calibre, 06/24/08)
HR5767 May Be Heard Wednesday (Online-Casinos, 06/24/08)
NAFCU supports barring Internet gambling regs (NAFCU, 06/24/08)
House Panel To Consider Bill Halting Ban On Online Gambling (NASDAQ, 06/24/08)
Tuesday Congressional Hearing for Measure to Block UIGEA (Poker News, 06/24/08)
House committee to look at anti-UIGEA bill (PokerListings, 06/23/08)
House Committee to Vote on Suspending Internet Gambling Ban (SSIGI, 06/20/08)
Congress Moving Closer To Repeal Of Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act (CasinoGamblingWeb, 06/20/08)
House Committee to Work on Suspending UIGEA (Bluff Magazine, 06/20/08)
audio:
PPA Executive Director John Pappas Joins PocketFives Podcast (PocketFives, 06/26/08)
video:
Card Player TV talks to Howard Lederer about recent legislation related to the UIGEA (CardPlayer, 06/26/08)
06/25/08 Markup Hearing (in chronological order)
Rep. Barney Frank Pt.1
Rep. Spencer Bachus
Rep. Peter King
Rep. Barney Frank Pt.2
Rep. Ron Paul
Rep. Melvin Watt
Rep. Barney Frank Pt.3
Rep. Spencer Bachus Pt.2
Rep. Christopher Shays
HR 5767 and King Amendment Vote
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June 25th, 2008 at 9:03 pm
I have a full list of the vote on my blog with links to the representatives’ contact information. Please contact your representative and let them know that you are proud poker player!
http://legalonlinepoker.blogspot.com/
July 11th, 2008 at 11:17 am
[...] Yesterday I met with Bryan Kendro, Senior Legislative Assistant to Congressman Jim Gerlach of Pennsylvania’s 6th Congressional District http://gerlach.house.gov/District/ . I was accompanied by Pete Segal, a PPA member and constituent of Gerlach’s. Congressman Gerlach was one of the “Nay” votes that lead to the defeat of the HR5767 amendment to the UIEGA. If you’re not familiar with this amendment and its purpose, click here. [...]