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  • JW Probes How DOJ Quietly Reversed Online Gambling Law

    11/11/2014 9:01:30 AM PST · by jazusamo · 15 replies
    Judicial Watch ^ | November 11, 2014
    Judicial Watch is investigating yet another Obama Justice Department scandal this time involving the reversal of a law passed by Congress decades ago banning all forms of online gambling, a move that allowed companies—and big Democratic Party donors—with connections to Attorney General Eric Holder to amass huge profits. It involves the Wire Act, enacted by Congress in 1961 as an antiracketeering measure to prohibit the use of wire communications for the interstate transfer of bets or wagers. When the internet came around years later the law was naturally applied to online gambling and U.S. courts, as well as the Department...
  • Online Poker bill may be added to tax deal

    12/08/2010 2:23:59 PM PST · by gaexaminer · 6 replies
    Atlanta Political Buzz Examiner ^ | 12/8/10 | Michael Francis
    Harry Reid is moving to add a law for legalizing and regulating online poker into the tax deal made yesterday.
  • Obama Inauguration Creates Joy In Online Casino Industry

    01/19/2009 5:22:57 AM PST · by markomalley · 16 replies · 590+ views
    New Online Casinos ^ | 1/19/2009 | Ciara Trenton
    To say that the online gaming community is happy about the outcome of November's presidential election results would be the understatement of the year. On Tuesday, the US, the world, and the online casino industry, all put their hopes and dreams for the future in President Barack Obama's hands. There are many pressing issues for Obama to begin tackle. first and foremost is the economy, and that is what has the online community thrilled. In order to help fix that economy, the new president may need to turn to online gambling for money. It has already been documented by representatives...
  • Lawmakers Hear Protests Over Internet Gambling Ban

    11/16/2007 6:41:51 AM PST · by SubGeniusX · 14 replies · 50+ views
    InternetNews.com ^ | November 15, 2007 | By Sean Gallagher
    WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The House Judiciary Committee listened to testimony yesterday from Justice Department representatives, outside experts and lobbying groups in an effort to confront the legal tangles surrounding Internet gambling. The committee's hearing comes on the heels of last year's passage of the Unlawful Internet Gaming Enforcement Act (UIGEA), which prompted a number of further bills that that would, in various ways, legalize and regulate Internet gambling. The UIGEA, which came as part of a maritime port security measure, places the onus on financial institutions to ensure that electronic cash and credit card transactions are not used to pay...
  • The Mainstream Notices: Gamblers' Votes Made a Difference

    12/17/2006 5:37:31 PM PST · by neverdem · 39 replies · 1,307+ views
    pokernews.com ^ | November 11, 2006 | Haley Hintze
    One of the problems inherent in being just one voice in 300 million is that it's easy to believe that individual votes do not matter. Not only do individual votes matter, but the mainstream has noticed that the voices and votes of gamblers may have had a crucial impact in a few key races in the recent mid-term elections. On Wednesday, Robert Novak of the Evans-Novak Political Report published his morning-after overview of the wave that washed many Republicans out of office. Here's his quick take on the unexpected defeat of Representative Jim Leach, (R-IA), who was the original author...