Rep. Barney Frank Introduces Internet Gambling Act -4/26/07

[GreenCures]

I wish Playtech would allow U.S. players again.

Damn I used to make decent profits on casino gambling

[gohan100100]

Barney Frank is awsome. He's trying to get my online poker back and he's not afraid to insult idiots that call compare Obama to hitler. He should run for president.

[highwaytoSerfdom]

The Treasury  controlling anything on the web is wrong..

[loncummings9242]

Very cool video.I will vote for it!

[Edgehead178]

wow! why not waste time on something useful?

[doctorofghetto]

Yeah. Our Congress is interfering with our daily lives, including online activity. Leave us alone and our livelihood Congress!

[dan020350]

homeland security. I wonder is that for real.

[drtz4890]

Mother of 19 year old called and said that her son called her crying that he can`t stop his online gambling habit. He wants her to pay him not to gamble as an incentive. She wants to know what to do.... stopchildgambling dot org

[qbert1345]

@drtz4890 child gambling is the parent/guardian responsibility on so many levels. supervision, teaching responsibility, guidance... what happened to... eh, blame everyone else :S

[roostersport]

Pls watch video response of humane roostersport. The invention is a win for animal lovers since its non cruel and a win for preservation of our ancient sports, a win for global free trade  and a win for small farmers business on self employment, feed stores and related construction if implemented in US,

fo small farmers4

and consider also the right of small farmers breeders

[GenericGene]

Regulated gambling on line can be implemented with secure player protection. This can be to the benefit of government and casino alike. Online

gambling may very well limit gambling addiction and be a path to responsible gaming. Gambling is only a word for those who do not understand the mechanics of

games of chance, and may well do to be more educated in the entertainment value. Jady Davis

[giselavale]

Every government in the world is chomping at the bit to regulate the internet. Don't let them get their foot in the door.

[giselavale]

It should send up all kinds of red flags because this bill will effectively remove all competition from the market and place sole power over the industry in the hands of one single US Government Agency - giving ONE person the power to enforce the regulations - The Director of Financial Crimes and Enforcement.

[giselavale]

As expected the Port Safety Bill was unanimously approved in the Senate. Once it passed and they scared the beejeezus out of everyone by going after the big online processing companies, they now offer us another and call it a "repeal" to calm our fears.

[giselavale]

This is a good example of how politicians scam us. First, the UIGEA did not receive a formal vote in the entire Congress so they tacked it onto an unrelated Port Safety Bill, hoping no one would read it (which they didn't or it wouldn't have passed.) There was no debate over it and it was submitted 15 minutes prior to the vote, so the chance anyone COULD read it were slim. The Port Safety Bill was sure to pass at that point since most of the Senators had already cast their vote and left.

[giselavale]

This is a typical political ploy. They call it something it isn't and get you to vote for it based on what they call it. That doesn't mean it IS what they call it. This additional legislation is designed purely to correct the UIGEA's inadequacies that are being challenged in the courts already.

[giselavale]

The Barny Frank Bill of 2007 is being called a repeal bill. Barny Frank's claim that his bill will create an exemption to the ban on online gambling is simply not true. at this time).The word repeal does not appear in it. It does not take 26 pages to repeal a bill and this one is just being tacked onto the end of the UIGEA. It doesn't repeal anything and is additional legislation that will put more restrictions on the industry.

[geekgalvideo]

interesting!

[masspoker]

As the MA Representative for the Poker Players Alliance, I applaud Rep. Barney Frank (D-MA) and Rep. Peter King (R-NY) for stepping up to the plate and undoing one of the most ludicrous bills ever presented and passed in congress (UIGEA). We poker players are ever grateful to those political figureheads who are in support of repealing the UIGEA! Thank you very much!

[breezit]

So why not pass a federal law that overrides all state laws against gambling and casinos?

[aaron19840904]

thanks for posting