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UIGEA proposal to ease financial services burden denied

Posted on June 29, 2008
The Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act of 2006 has been somewhat of a pain in lawmakers' sides. Ok, that's an understatement--it's been a big pain. First of all, the ambiguity of the definitions of how even unlawful internet gambling...

UIGEA Gets Shredded at House Session

Posted on April 2, 2008
Be careful...be very, very careful. Those were the words of subcommittee chairman Luis Gutierrez, that he stated to 2 key witnesses for the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act (UIGEA). The reason why? The subcommittee had never been more heated,...

Internet gambling ban costing US billions in tax dollars

Posted on November 19, 2007
One of the biggest things that the United States congress likes to do is analyze, analyze, and analyze again. So when the tax dollar revenue analysis was released, it was found that if the country regulated internet gambling, it would...

UIGEA brings tha noize, brings tha pain

Posted on November 16, 2007
My apologies to all rap lovers out there. The UIGEA (anti-gambling law) has its little quirks, and that is something that the US congress is not taking lightly. The Democratic chairman of the committee, John Conyers, openly questioned the "selective...

The battle over online gaming continues...

Posted on November 9, 2007
100 Billion dollars is a lot of money--there's no denying that. And when it comes to the World Trade Organization, it certainly won't go ignored. So now that the battle has ensued over the United States online gambling ban and...

US trying to nail online gambling coffin shut

Posted on October 4, 2007
The US Treasury and Federal Reserve are taking final steps to ensure that internet gambling is banned once and for all. Although there have been several proponents of the online gambling industry, there have been several attempts that have not...

WTO to possibly impose US fine of 100...Billion...dollars....

Posted on September 27, 2007
No, it's not a fav line from Austin Powers. It's real, and it's huge. International trade policy and Internet gambling experts spoke today about the need for the U.S. to quickly resolve the trade dispute around Internet gambling as it...

All Slots Player hits 150K Progressive Jackpot

Posted on August 12, 2007
Daren R., a Cyberstud Poker player at All Slots, hit the progressive jackpot by being dealt a royal flush, a lucky draw where he pocketed over 150,000 in winning, the largest jackpot in the progressive this year. All Slots, which...