[...] ter ride since about 2006 when the passage of 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 sei [...]

[...] in online poker anymore. With the passage of the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act, banks have all but shut off the financial transactions from online poker players to online poker rooms. The Average Joe in the United States is not going to set up a foreign bank account, buy a phone card, or bum money from their friends in Canada in order to fund their online poker accounts. It’s t [...]

In October of 2006 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 [...]

[...] government released proposed guidelines for 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. "D [...]

[...] tes has not complied with the WTO ruling that the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act of 2006 which is in fact a ban on transferring money to internet gambling sites is illegal and violates free trade agreements. Antigua has threatened to also target American trademarks and copyrights if the law isn't repealed, reports the Associated Press. The European Union is also seeking com [...]

[...] ractical impact of delaying implementation of the Unlawful 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 committ [...]

[...] e seizure of funds and Bodog Life. Ever since the 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 clar [...]

[...] rough the internet, even since the passage of the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act in 2006. The study suggests, "Canada and the United States should legalize and regulate online gambling to contain its potentially harmful effects because players tend to bet more frequently and aggressively than they do in casinos." The USA Today published an editorial asking if it was time [...]

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[...] 67 will basically block the implementation of 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 [...]