UIGEA
A few years ago, the UIGEA was introduced and the online poker world was never the same. Although the UIGEA didn't have the impact that US lawmakers desired, it still did have a dramatic impact on the world of online poker. How did things change? Which companies were impacted? You will find the answers to those questions within this section.
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House Financial Services Committee Passes H.R. 2267
H.R. 2267: Internet Gambling Regulation, Consumer Protection, and Enforcement Act was approved by the House Financial Services Committee on Wednesday in a 41-22 vote.
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Internet Gambling Hearing Set For Thursday, EPT Prague Update
1. Internet gambling hearing set for Thursday.
The House Financial Services Committee is set to discuss two internet gambling bills at a hearing set for Thursd...
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Treasury Department and Federal Reserve Agree to Extend UIGEA Compliance Date Until June 1, 2010
In case you missed the news while eating turkey and watching football this past Thanksgiving weekend, the Department of the Treasury and the Federal Reserve Board jointly anno...
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UIGEA Compliance Date Delayed Six Months?
According to various trusted news sources, the compliance date for the UIGEA (Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act) is expected to be pushed back six months.
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Barney Frank's Internet Gambling Bill Now Has 50 Co-Sponsors
According to a press release issued yesterday, Barney Frank's Internet Gambling Regulation, Consumer Protection and Enforcement Act (H.R. 2267) now has 50 co-sponsors in Congr...
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Barney Frank: Recent Fund Seizures Will "Help"
According to a recent Politico.com article (link below), Rep. Barney Frank believes that the recent seizure of $34 million dollars will only help to change the current online ...
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Barney Frank's Online Gambling Bill to Be Unveiled on Wednesday
According to a Reuters press release, U.S. Representative and House Financial Services Committee Chairman Barney Frank will be officially unveiling his long-awaited online gam...
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PartyGaming Agrees to Non-Prosecution Agreement with U.S. Authorities
PartyGaming CEO Jim Ryan announced in a conference call that his company has entered into an agreement with U.S. authorities.
Under the terms of the agreement, ...
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Barney Frank To Continue To Push For Online Gambling Legislation
If online gambling ever becomes licensed and regulated in the United States, then we all need to chip in and buy Barney Frank a really nice present.
Frank, who...
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Epassporte Officially Pulls Out of Poker Business
When we last left you, there was a great deal of confusion running throughout the online poker industry. According to various rumors, Epassporte had stopped servicing poker tr...
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Epassporte Shutting Down Their Service to Online Poker Players?
This story is still breaking, and we are still waiting for responses from the various poker rooms that we have emailed on this matter. We will update this page as we hear more...
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Tom "durrrr" Dwan, UIGEA Gets Ripped to Shreds and EPT San Remo
1. "durrrr". Tom "durrrr" Dwan is off to a blazing start in March on Full Tilt Poker. He is currently up over $720k in the first two days of March.
He h...
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Will a Presidential Candidate's Stance on Internet Gambling Sway Your Vote in November?
There are two things that are going to be upon us before you know it: the 2008 World Series of Poker (begins on May 30th) and the 2008 Presidential Election in the United Stat...
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Pokerstars Gives the Middle Finger to UIGEA and Online Poker Scandals, Sets Player Record
What a year 2007 has been. 2007 started out with nothing but doom and gloom as many people fretted about the future of the online poker industry post-UIGEA. Go back and read s...
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Harrah's Entry Into the Online Poker Market Will Quicken The Move Towards Regulated Online Poker in the United States
Earlier this week, Harrah's announced its intentions to enter the online poker arena. They have said that they are going to enter markets where there are "no gray areas", such...
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Barry Greenstein Reports Significant Progress in Battle to "Legalize" and Regulate Online Poker in the United States
If you listen to Barry Greenstein's blog on The Poker Road (link at the bottom of this article), and more specifically, listen to his October 25th 2007 entry entitled "Washing...
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Online Poker Takes a Licking But Keeps on Ticking
In terms of news flow, the last year or so has been absolutely disastrous for online poker.
First you had the UIGEA being snuck into the SAFE Port Act.
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So Party Poker Might Be Returning to the United States?
When you read the title of this article, you probably said to yourself, "Yeah right, stop teasing me."
When the first person that I trust in this industry told...
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Neteller Is Finally Paying People
This is the day that many people have been waiting for.
After months and months of agonizing, Neteller is finally starting to distribute long frozen funds.
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More Neteller News - Another Reason to Be Encouraged
For all of the people who have money frozen in Neteller, you are probably getting used to the rollercoaster of both good and bad news. One day you think that Neteller will soo...
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Neteller: Show Me the Money
Had your money locked up in Neteller for what seems like an eternity now? Tired of constantly getting your hopes up, only to be told by Neteller that the process for distribut...
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July 13th is the Next Important Day for US Neteller Account Holders
On July 13th, 2007, according to my sources, Neteller will announce to US account holders the process in which they will be able to disperse of frozen funds. For USA residents...
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Now 888 Holdings Is Talking to the Feds
First Partygaming announced that they were going to be voluntarily talking to the US Department of Justice regarding their online gaming activities in the US prior to the pass...
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PartyGaming Talking to the Feds: What Does It Mean for You?
Partypoker released a statement today, saying that they were voluntarily talking with the USAO for the Southern District of New York. It is not known exactly what they are tal...
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U.S. Neteller Account Holders to Get Their Money Back
This day has been long overdue, and any American Neteller account holders that have had their money held hostage for many months can finally breath a sigh of relief, as it loo...
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So Far, So Bad: Gambling Bill a Huge Failure So Far
The UIGEA was supposed to crush online gambling. By choking off the methods using to fund online casino and online poker accounts, it was presumed that American players would ...
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Is the End Near for Neteller?
Now the last thing we would ever want to do is start a panic. However, if you still have money inside of Neteller, and you have the ability to get it out, then you need to car...
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Your Comprehensive Neteller Update for April 22nd, 2007
If you are reading this article, then you are probably in one of two groups of people. You are either:
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The Deadline for the UIGEA To be Implemented is Approaching
Remember when George Bush signed the UIGEA into law on October 13th, 2006? Well at the time, there was going to be 270 days for the Justice Department to come up with a set of...
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Good News For US Neteller Account Holders
After months and months of seemingly bad news, US Neteller account holders finally saw a ray of sunshine, and it now appears certain that they will all get their money back. <...
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