Post by jdaddy on Dec 21, 2007 12:25:28 GMT -4
Attorney Generals Express Support for 2006 UIGEA
BY: KRISTY ARNETT | kristy.arnett@cardplayer.com
PUBLISHED: Thursday Dec 20, 2007 08:13 PM
Barney Frank's Bill at a Standstill
In a letter to congressional leaders dated Nov. 30, the National Association of Attorneys General expressed opposition to Rep. Barney Frank’s bill, H.R.2046, which seeks to license and regulate Internet gambling in the United States.
The letter, signed by attorneys general from 43 states, recommends against rolling back the 2006 Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act (UIGEA).
Attorney generals from Nevada, Iowa, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Michigan, Nebraska, and New York did not sign the letter.
Frank's bill, introduced into the House in April 2007, currenty has 45 co-sponsors. However, Frank has stated that the bill does not currently have enough support to advance in 2008. It is one of four bills introduced to the House this year related to Internet gambling.
A bill introducted by Nevada Democratic Representative Shelley Berkley that calls for a one-year study of internet gambling by the National Academy of Sciences has the most support to date. That bill, H.R. 2140, has 65 co-sponsors.
BY: KRISTY ARNETT | kristy.arnett@cardplayer.com
PUBLISHED: Thursday Dec 20, 2007 08:13 PM
Barney Frank's Bill at a Standstill
In a letter to congressional leaders dated Nov. 30, the National Association of Attorneys General expressed opposition to Rep. Barney Frank’s bill, H.R.2046, which seeks to license and regulate Internet gambling in the United States.
The letter, signed by attorneys general from 43 states, recommends against rolling back the 2006 Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act (UIGEA).
Attorney generals from Nevada, Iowa, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Michigan, Nebraska, and New York did not sign the letter.
Frank's bill, introduced into the House in April 2007, currenty has 45 co-sponsors. However, Frank has stated that the bill does not currently have enough support to advance in 2008. It is one of four bills introduced to the House this year related to Internet gambling.
A bill introducted by Nevada Democratic Representative Shelley Berkley that calls for a one-year study of internet gambling by the National Academy of Sciences has the most support to date. That bill, H.R. 2140, has 65 co-sponsors.