[...] f the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act (UIGEA) was signed by then President, George Bush. Since the domain seizures of Poker Stars, Full Tilt Poker and Bookmaker.com in separate incidents, many offshore companies have been switching domain names to ag extensions (Bookmaker) or .eu extensions (Bodog), to limit risk of their domain name being seized by the DOJ. We were fortunate enough to [...]

[...] 6 the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act (UIGEA) was signed in to law which has caused many questions concerning the legality of internet gambling as well as whether the United States government should be able to control what United States citizens can do in the privacy of their own home. Professor I. Nelson Rose is an internationally known scholar, public speaker and writer and is rec [...]

[...] r the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act (UIGEA). There was immediate response from the Poker Players Alliance and former Senator Alfonse D'Amato who compared the United States to Iran. "Poker players, the American banking community, and anyone who values Internet and personal freedoms should be troubled by this intrusive rule. "Deputizing private U.S. financial institution [...]

[...] verse impact." On October 13th, 2006 the UIGEA was signed in to law by President George Bush. On October 16th 2006 Neteller PLC announced that Steve Lawrence resigned as a non-executive director of the Board. Neteller PLC offered up another press release on the 19th of October which stated Neteller will comply with the Act and its related regulations as if it were subject to the [...]

Prime Minister Baldwin Spencer raised the country’s Internet dispute with the United States at during the meeting between Caricom leaders and President George W. Bush. Prime Minister Spencer spoke of Antigua & Barbuda’s desire to settle the matter with the United States over the Internet Gaming dispute which the country has won at every stage at the WTO. It was also poi

[...] lawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act of 2006 (UIGEA) regulations through a process designed to ensure that the regulations do not impair the functioning of the U.S. payments system, or inappropriately prevent legal online transactions. Earlier this year, a measure which would have basically halted the UIGEA failed to make it out of committee when a 32-32 vote fell one vote short of passing. [...]

[...] Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act "UIGEA" was passed in 2006 there has been a lot of controversy with the law and how the media covers it. Below is a look what the Bodog CEO had to say. An article was recently released on Forbes.com that creates several misimpression's that the Morris Mohawk Gaming Group feels compelled to clarify for our customers. As most of our customers [...]

[...] ry, which has been looking for ways to repeal the UIGEA, and the banking industry, which wants no part in trying to regulate the online gaming industry." The Online Gambling Paper reported that H.R. 5767 outcome was meaningless to online gambling industry. "First and foremost - the UIGEA is an empty law. The framework is there, but the most important parts - the regulations - have misse [...]

[...] f the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act (UIGEA). This Tuesday, the House Financial Services Committee will review the bill HR 5767 and in order to get the bill onto the House Floor, people must act and contact their Representatives. Here is an email that Alfonse D'Amato, the PPA Chairman sent out this weekend. On Tuesday or Wednesday of this week your US Representative will cast [...]

Letter warns against enforcing UIGEA In 2006 the Unites States passed the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act (UIGEA) which was supposed to put an end to online gambling. It has been a chaotic two years for the online gambling industry which caused many public betting companies to close up shop in the US, however online gambling is thriving and received some good news for the industry t [...]