Articles and News on the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act

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Collected articles and news relating to H.R.4411 The Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act of 2006 and H.R.4954 SAFE Port Act with its Title VIII--Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement.

Analysis on H.R.4411
Professor I Nelson Rose, Whittier Law School: The Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act of 2006 Analyzed
Professor I. Nelson Rose is recognized as one of the world's leading experts on gambling law. A tenured full Professor at Whittier Law School in Costa Mesa, California, Prof. Rose is also an internationally known scholar, author and public speaker.


Recent News and Articles

October 31, 2006

• BBC NEWS: UK gaming rule bid 'not tax grab'
  Instead of banning it as in the US, the UK is to be the first major country to offer online gaming licences.
• CNN.com - Royal Ascot: Internet gaming 'needs regulator'
  Officials from more than 30 countries debated ways to regulate the global Internet gaming industry on Tuesday, just weeks after the United States effectively banned online gambling.
• Guardian Unlimited - Hans Kundnani: Gambling laws cast shadow over online payment firm
  Online money transfer business NETeller said today it would continue operating in the US until new regulations on internet gambling, which are expected to make its business illegal in there, are drawn up.

October 30, 2006

• TheOnlineWire.com - Roberto Castiglioni: The U.K. prepares to take the lead in regulating and controlling online gambling

October 29, 2006

• Los Angeles Times - John Ackman: Why pick on Internet gambling?
  A bet's a bet, so why criminalize online gaming while keeping other kinds perfectly legal?

October 28, 2006

• PokerPages News: Europe blazes ahead legalizing online Poker, egaming
  Europe is wasting no time moving forward to regulate, not prohibit, 'egaming'

October 27, 2006

• BBC NEWS: US gambling law flawed - Jowell
  The US crackdown on online gambling is a "new prohibition", which is likely to fuel a rise in fraud and exploitation, the UK culture secretary has said.
• Yahoo! News - Jane Wardell: Britain attacks U.S. online gambling ban
• Guardian Unlimited - Hélène Mulholland: Jowell compares US gambling ban to prohibition
• The Washington Times - Jacob Sullum: Online gambling default

October 26, 2006

• Ludwig von Mises Institute - Mark Thornton: Congress Forces Gambling Off Line. Why?
• Florida Baptist Witness: Bush signs gambling bill; Land calls it home insulation
• The Journal of the Business Law Society: The Unlawful Internet Gambling Act and the Tax Revenue the United States Government Could Have Had

October 25, 2006

• Associated Press (Wired.com): Online Gamblers Call U.S. Bluff
• Reason Magazine - Jacob Sullum: Know When to Fold 'Em - The online gambling ban that isn't
  Contrary to early press reports, Congress has not banned online gambling.

October 24, 2006

• AFX News on Yahoo! Finance: Online gambling's hand
• CardPlayer.com - Bob Pajich:Poker Players Alliance Has Been Everywhere

October 22, 2006

• Online Casino Reports: N.Dakota's Online Casino Poker Licensing Dream Vanishes
• Casino City Times - Bradley Vallerius: Frist pleased with initial effects of UIGEA

October 21, 2006

• CardPlayer.com - Allyn Shulman: How to Fund Your Favorite Online Gaming Site
  NETELLER's Here for Now, as Are Others

October 20, 2006

• Guardian Unlimited - Simon Bowers: PartyGaming boss says US anti-gambling law could be scrapped
• Casino City Times - Bradley Vallerius: Gambling sites will change software to stay in U.S. market
• CardPlayer.com - Michael Friedman: Antigua and Others Gear up for Lawsuit Against US
  Antigua Says US Still in Violation of World Trade Organization Sanctions

October 19, 2006

• BusinessWeek.com - Catherine Holahan: Online Gambling Goes Underground
  A U.S. law aimed at cracking down on Internet gambling may drive the practice more into the shadows and do little to deter bettors

October 11, 2006

• CardPlayer.com - Allyn Shulman: State Law and the Unlawful Online Gambling Act
  Card Player's Legal Expert Examines the Issue of State Rights

October 10, 2006

• Law.com - Anna Palmer: Net Gambling Lobbyists Lose Big
• LONDON (Reuters): FireOne to block U.S. gamblers after ban
• Kansas City Star - Rick Alm: Federal Internet gambling law ineffective, contradictory

October 9, 2006

• Gambling 911 - Kira Wissman: Internet gambling bill would not prohibit online poker says Congresswoman
• Digital Media Wire: Online Gambling Ban Will Hurt U.S. Advertising Market

October 8, 2006

• Times Online - Dipesh Gadher and Matthew Goodman: Labour bids to put UK at heart of online gambling
  Plans to turn Britain into a “world leader” in internet gambling have been drawn up by ministers
• Telegraph.co.uk - Louisa Gault: UK websites caught bluffing with a bad hand
  Louisa Gault explains how Britain's online gaming industry was wrongfooted in Washington

October 6, 2006

• CardPlayer.com - Allyn Shulman: Legal Landscape of Online Gaming Has Not Changed
  Analysis From CardPlayer's Legal Counsel
• The Guardian - Hans Kundnani: Online gaming firms consider legal challenge to US ban
  British-based companies could mount WTO case. Antiguan government says it will work with websites

October 5, 2006

• The Economist - Busted flush
  Although America's effort to prevent online gambling has brought the industry to its knees, it may yet end up having to legalise and regulate it

October 4, 2006

• The Guardian - Nils Pratley: The deck is stacked
  The US crackdown on online gaming is not motivated by morality, but protectionism
• Libertarian National Committee: Congress Chooses to Legislate Morality with Internet Gambling Ban

October 3, 2006

• Business Week - Catherine Holahan: Online Gambling Still in the Cards?
  Loopholes in the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act may render it ineffective in preventing online betting
• ESPN.com - John Helyar: New anti-gambling law won't stop online bettors
• Forbes.com - Parmy Olson: Online Gambling Boss: Protect Us From Protectionism

October 2, 2006

• CNN.com: Congress backs security bills, hoping for election boost
• CNN.com: U.S. ban sparks Web gaming crisis
• Forbes.com - Parmy Olson: Online Bets Are Off

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From today's Florida Baptist Witness:

Southern Baptist public policy specialist Richard Land applauded Bush for his action and again commended Congress for its passage of the anti-gambling legislation. "All friends of families should be pleased with this measure," said Land, president of the Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission. "It will certainly help insulate homes from a parasitic addiction to gambling that sucks the life out of families and destroys marriages.

A bit harsh