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Last updated: December 17, 2009
Online gaming legislation is a hot topic for poker players around the world, with emphasis on American legislation to formally legalize, oversee and tax US players, as well as overturning, amending and clarifying previous legislation such as the Unlawful Internet Gaming Enforcement Act (UIGEA). With such an important topic circulating throughout the Internet, we at Poker Insider Magazine feel it is important to
keep you up to date on events in the legislative arena, both in the US as well as other countries around the world. We will post our own articles and reprint other journalist articles in an effort to keep you informed.
 California Still Trying
to Cash In
© December 17th, 2009
ByDaniel L. Cox
Editor, Poker Insider Magazine
Sacramento, CA – The continuing financial crisis facing the state
of California has the legislature looking at ways to tap into what the San Francisco Chronicle reports
is a $250 million in potential revenue from Internet gaming.
Read the Story of California Internet Gaming Update
Fed Accepts PPA Request to Delay UIGEA
November 27th, 2009
By Poker Players Alliance
Washington, DC - The Poker Players Alliance (PPA), the leading
poker grassroots advocacy group with more than one million members nationwide,
today applauded the six month delay of the implementation of the Unlawful
Internet Gambling Enforcement Act (UIGEA) regulations. The Federal
Reserve and Department of Treasury today extended the deadline for UIGEA
enforcement until June 1, 2010, which is the result of a petition
filed by the PPA, the National Thoroughbred Racing Association and the American
Greyhound Track Operators Association. The groups filed the petition for
an extension in order to give lawmakers and financial institutions more time to
clarify definitions contained in UIGEA, as well as develop policies and
procedures to ensure compliance with the law.
Finish Reading UIGEA on Hold
HR 2268 IGRTEA and PWC Study
Daniel L. Cox
November 1, 2009
Washington, DC - In early May, Representatives Jim McDermott (D - WA) and Barney Frank (D - MA) introduced House Bill 2268 Internet Gambling Regulation and Tax Enforcement Act of 2009 (IGRTEA). The purpose of IGRTEA is to overturn the impact of UIGEA. The bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to:
(1) impose an Internet gambling license fee on Internet gambling operators and an additional tax on unauthorized bets or wagers; (2) require such operators to file informational returns identifying themselves and the individuals placing bets or wagers with them; (3) require withholding of tax on net Internet gambling winnings and on the winnings of nonresident aliens; and (4) extend the excise tax on wagers to include wagers placed within the United States or any commonwealth, territory, or possession by a U.S.
citizen or resident. HR 2268 is one of a continuing number of submissions by McDermott to make Internet gambling legal in the US.
Finish Article on HR 2268
Future of Online Poker II
Stephen A. Murphy
September 14, 2009
Washington, DC - Intrastate poker. It’s a term that’s been thrown around quite a bit in recent months, especially since Rep. Barney Frank’s poker-related bills have stalled in Congress. Individual states are starting to wonder — can’t we just do this on our own?
The short answer — yes. But that doesn’t mean there aren’t significant obstacles in their way. iMEGA Chairman Joe Brennan and PPA Executive Director John Pappas talk to Card Player about the likelihood of intrastate online poker, the problems it poses, and how their organizations are working with states that are considering the option.
Finish Article on the Future of Online Poker
Future of Online Poker I
Stephen A. Murphy
September 11, 2009
Washington, DC - In what has been a roller coaster of a decade for the poker industry, the final few months of 2009 have the potential to be as important as any recent stretch for the game.
Banks have begun preparing for Dec. 1, when they will be legally responsible for complying with all UIGEA regulations. iMEGA has been thinking over its next move after its challenge of the UIGEA fell short in the U.S. third district court of appeals last week, considering options that include anything from an appeal to the Supreme Court to a re-energized focus on state battles in the months ahead. And poker players look to Rep. Barney Frank’s bills with cautious optimism that the federal government will finally move to explicitly legalize and regulate the game.
Finish Article on the Future of Online Poker
Poker’s UIGEA Upheld by U.S. 3rd Circuit Court
Stephen A. Murphy
September 7, 2009
Washington, D.C. - The UIGEA is here to stay, at least for now.
The U.S. third circuit court of appeals upheld the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act this week, rejecting the argument that the law should be repealed because it was unconstitutional. The Interactive Media Entertainment and Gaming Association, the organization that brought the case to the court, says that it is considering an appeal, but it has not immediately filed one.
Finish Article on UIGEA
PPA e-Mail to States
Make Your Voice Heard in Your State
Daniel L. Cox
September 7, 2009
Washington, D.C. - The PPA's efforts are paying off in Washington, DC! Legislation has been introduced in both the U.S. House and the Senate that will affirmatively license and regulate Internet poker.
Finish Article on PPA e-mail
CA Indian Casino Proposes Online Bill
August 12, 2009
Sacramento, CA - The Morongo Band of Mission Indians near Banning is at the forefront of an effort to craft legislation legalizing online poker in California. The influential Inland tribe, which runs a successful casino off Interstate 10, has collaborated with some Southern California card clubs on a proposal to create a "tribal intrastate Internet poker consortium." It aims to make California the first state with online poker that complies
with federal law.
Finish Article on CA proposed Bill
Senate Bill 8309
August 7, 2009
Washington, DC - A bill that would establish a new legal regulatory framework for Internet poker in the United States and also put in place certain consumer protections such as age restrictions. Officially entitled S.8309, the Internet Poker and Games of Skill Regulation, Consumer Protection, and Enforcement Act, it was introduced in the U.S. Senate today by New Jersey Democrat Robert
Menendez. The new piece of legislation is designed to legalize and regulate Internet poker.
Finish Article on Senate Bill 8309
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