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The Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act did not outlaw online
casinos, it simply made it difficult for online gamblers to use
particular payment methods to fund online gambling activities.
Regardless, the law has been completely ineffective it prevent gambling
at online casinos. That is why many legislators are now working toward
legalizing and regulating online casinos on both a state and national
level.
If California continues to move forward as it has, things are likely
to happen on a state level before the federal level. Many people expect
Congressman Barney Frank to present a bill the will overturn the
Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act in the near future, but
nothing has happened yet.
On the other hand a rough draft of the California Online Poker Law
Enforcement Compliance and Consumer Protection Act has emerged and is
being strongly considered. This bill would not legalize online casinos
completely, just online poker. But many industry analysts have long
suspected that online pokers would receive regulation before online
casinos.
The Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act does not forbid states
from legalizing online gambling activity. In truth, gambling law has
always been in the domain of state governments. This bill would not
only regulate online poker in California but create an intrastate poker
network. The bill is far from complete but excitement has already begun
to buzz through the California gambling community.
“This could be the start to allowing us the freedom to do what we
want with our free time and gamble online,” said poker player Hillary
Schulman,
“If California shows that online gambling can be successfully
regulated, then other states may follow.”
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