Gambling Law Update - 12 May 2008

this is the letter I received from Lasseters Casino today.

We just wanted to contact you to say hello and assure you that although, as a resident of the USA, you can't play at our casino right now, we do look forward to one day being able to welcome you back.

We thought we'd also take this opportunity to update you on the status of the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act.

There has, thankfully and none too soon, been resistance to the bill in the Congress, with House Financial Services Committee Chairman Barney Frank most recently contacting the Secretary of the Treasury Henry Paulson to argue that the law was "unworkable". From his letter:

Given the many other priorities that are pending at your agencies, including the mortgage crisis, HOEPA, and UDAP rulewriting and many other issues, we believe it would be imprudent for you to devote additional agency resources to this Sisyphean task, especially as we intend to vigorously pursue legislation to prevent the implementation of these regulations.
Congressman Frank and presidential candidate Congressman Ron Paul have also recently introducted H.R. 5767, which would ban the Department of the Treasury from enforcing any new regulations related to Internet gambling — and which we are, of course, hoping to see passed.

We consider all of this great news, and we're looking forward to when you're able to play with us again!

If you'd like to know more, take a look at APCW Perspectives. In the most recent episode, host J. Todd examines presidential candidate John McCain's stance on gambling, as well as recapping the week in the industry. New Perspectives are added weekly, and you can join the Association of Players, Casinos and Webmasters yourself at their website.

We'll keep you updated, and hope to have more good news for you soon

hi sable ty for posi, i hope they have luck with it i just became a banned state a couple of months ago, so there still messsing with it, ty josie46

Its about time!!! I sure hope its overturned!!! Fingers crossed!!!

Thank you sable for posting this!!!

Thanks for the update Sable!

Thanks for the info Sable!

Thank you Sable this is great new and hope it is by July when my Birthday come SUMMER . I would have fun picking which casino I want to play at of so many I miss playing at ty .

Thanks, sable.

Good old Barney Frank! Can't help but love that man!

He is ALWAYS 100 percent for our indivioual freedoms and rights.

Well I have been following APCW every week and it seems to be getting closer to overturning that dang bill.

BUT, though I would love to get all excited about it there is still the problem of individual state laws - I am speaking of the so called 11 states. Even if the government overturns the law (we can only hope and pray) that doesn't necessarily clear the way for the banned states. Unless they lessen their laws the banned states will still be banned states.

I really don't know how the government really planned on being able to enforce such an idiotic bill in the first place. Controlling what every individual gambler does on the internet???? Without every transaction software out there for banking, credit cards, virtual cards, online banking supporting the government and enforcing.. I mean get real... that would be impossible to cover every one of them. Not to mention would be impossible for each and every one of those transactions to be screened. Banks and such don't want to spend all the time being watchdog for the government and have told the government so.

Anyway I hope it is soon overturned though how it will help the banned states I don't know.