July 7th, 2008
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H.R. 5767 Dies in Committee
A bill that would have forced Federal officials to decide if online poker should be considered gambling failed to make it past the House Financial Services Committee in June. Instead, Barney Frank and Ron Paul’s H.R. 5767 “Payment Systems Protection Act,” which would have stopped the implementation of the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act (UIGEA) until the federal government defined exactly what constitutes online gambling, was met with a 32-32 vote that broke along party lines, with a few notable exceptions.
All but four Democrats voted to move this bill forward and all but three Republicans voted against the bill (six Democrats were absent, as were six Republicans). Bill co-sponsor Rep. Paul and Rep. Peter King, who wrote an amendment to the bill that would require even more clarity to the UIGEA, were two of the three Republicans voting for the bill. There were also several members of Congress absent from both sides of the 70-strong House Financial Services Committee.
The Democrats who voted against the bill are Rep. Maxine Waters (CA), Rep. Gregory Meeks (NY), Rep. Brad Miller (NC), and Rep. David Scott (GA). The Republicans who voted for the bill are Rep. Paul, Rep. King, and Rep. Kevin McCarthy (CA).
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Online Gambling Legislation - Four Democrats Helped Kill Challenge to UIGEA
Author Contact Info: Bob Pajich
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