Just when all the cynics were lined up to disregard, dismiss and trash talk the U.S. Congressional hearings from last week; it appears there is new legislation has been introduced in the United States Congress that would effectively prohibit the enforcement of the Unlawful Internet Gaming Enforcement Act.
The new legislation, H.R.5767, would prohibit the Department of the Treasury and Federal Reserve System from "proposing, prescribing or implementing any regulations related to the current ban on Internet gambling, as required by the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act of 2006" (UIGEA). The bill was introduced April 10th by Reps. Barney Frank (D-Mass.) and Ron Paul (R-Texas).
The new legislation appears to be in direct response to the testimony heard before Congress last week that "financial services institutions would face serious regulatory burdens in attempting to enforce UIGEA and related regulations" and the unmistakable fact that the UIGEA has not prevented millions of Americans from engaging in internet gaming.
Once again U.S. poker players (and other interested parties) are reminded to let your voice be heard either by directly contacting Congress or by using the Poker Player's Alliance directed action letters.
