Tag Archives: Internet Gambling Regulation
Marketplace Radio says: Don’t bet on Internet gambling ban’s reversal.
Marketplace ran a radio news story on the Internet Gambling Regulation and Enforcement Act:
JOHN DIMSDALE: Opponents of the ban on Internet gambling say its none of the government’s business what Americans do with their own money in their own homes. Massachusetts Democrat Barney Frank is the sponsor of the Internet Gambling Regulation and Enforcement [...]
Some U.S. Congress members finally came to realize that the U.S. Government could milk the internet gambling and betting cows instead of rejecting them offshore.
Safe and Secure Internet Gambling Initiative … is the lobbying group that’s behind all this —backed by the European Gaming and Betting Association (EGBA). [BetFair does not belong to this association. BetFair, along with plenty of bookmakers and sportsbooks, belongs to the Remote Gambling Association (RGA).]
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The U.S. House of Representatives
Full Committee Hearing
Can Internet Gambling Be [...]
Will InTrade-TradeSpots lose big after the (hypothetical) passing of the 2007 Internet Gambling Regulation and Enforcement Act???
Internet Gambling Regulation and Enforcement Act: WINNERS AND LOSERS
Aaron Todd:
WINNERS
1. States
That’s right, the biggest winners aren’t Internet gambling companies, nor is it the Internet gambler. It’s states, and states’ rights. Gambling has traditionally been regulated by states in the U.S., and this bill gives states the power to decide whether or not they will allow [...]
Internet Gambling Regulation and Enforcement Act 2007
From Rep. Barney Frank, D-Mass., who chairs the House Financial Services Committee. PDF file
Gambling Regulation & Enforcement Act 2007
LICENSE REQUIREMENTS
No applicant would receive a license unless the following requirements with respect to any Internet bet or wager, at a minimum, are met:
- Safeguards to ensure the individual placing the bet or wager is 18 years [...]
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