House of Judiciary Committee Hearing on Internet Gaming on 11/14/2007.(Part 4 of 22). For complete details on the hearing go to judiciary.house.gov/oversight.aspx?ID=396
Posts Tagged ‘CONGRESS’
Online Gambling & Broken Government
12/12/2010www.nytimes.com Many of the country’s largest casinos, long opposed to gambling games like poker on the Internet, are now having second thoughts. Although online gambling is popular with millions of Americans, it is illegal in the United States, and the casino industry has considered it a threat. But a trade group that represents major casinos like Harrah’s Entertainment, MGM Resorts and Wynn Resorts is working on a proposal that would ask Congress to legalize at least some form of online gambling, the group’s chief executive said. The group, the American Gaming Association, issued a statement in the spring suggesting that online gambling could be properly regulated — the first public indication that its hard-line stance was softening. The chief executive, Frank J. Fahrenkopf Jr., said in an interview by phone that the association had not settled on the details of its proposed legislation, including how the proceeds from Internet gambling would be taxed. “We have been working on something,” he said, “and continue to work on it.” Gambling specialists said it was likely that any casino-supported legalization would be limited to Internet poker because it was considered the least threatening to brick-and-mortar casinos. Internet poker already had the backing of some in the casino industry, and was seen as a new and lucrative source of revenue for the casino companies. Congress has been weighing a bill by Representative Barney Frank, Democrat of Massachusetts, that would …
Tom McClusky – Judiciary Hearing on Internet Gaming
18/11/2010House of Judiciary Committee Hearing on Internet Gaming on 11/14/2007.(Part 8 of 22). For complete details on the hearing go to judiciary.house.gov/oversight.aspx?ID=396
Analysts discuss law banning internet gambling. (10/16/06)
07/10/2010Analysts discuss the implication of President Bush’s signing of the law banning internet gambling. (10/16/06)
Joseph Weiler – Judiciary Hearing on Internet Gaming
26/09/2010House of Judiciary Committee Hearing on Internet Gaming on 11/14/2007.(Part 6 of 22). For complete details on the hearing go to judiciary.house.gov/oversight.aspx?ID=396
House to Vote on Internet Gambling Law
28/07/2010Greg Raymer, 2004 world series poker champion, on the benefits of legalizing online poker.
APCW Reports: Truth Behind the Online Gambling Ban
26/05/2010Hypocritical congressmen exposed for kickbacks and special interest politics. The truth behind online gambling ban in America.
News Clip on Internet Gambling in the U.S. (02/20/07)
21/11/2009News segment on internet gambling and poker in the US (02/20/07)
Radley Balko Testifies to Congress on Internet Gambling Law
05/04/2009http://casinosmack.com Radley Balko, editor at Reason Magazine, testifies in front of the United States of American (USA) Congress on the topic of online internet gambling and betting. Representative and 2008 Presidential candidate Ron Paul and Rep. Barney Frank introduce Radly Balko. In his talk, Balko believes the US government should repeal the Unlawful Internet Gaming Enforcement Act of 2006 (UIGEA) that has effectively banned and made illegal online poker, blackjack, slots, and other …
