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UIGEA hearing scheduled Dec. 3
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By PokerListings.com

With less than a week before the U.S. financial services industry must come into full compliance with regulations contained in the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act, there is suddenly a glimmer of hope for the future of online poker in the United States.

According to the House Financial Services Committee website, a full committee hearing on two bills designed to regulate and tax online gambling in the US and delay UIGEA enforcement will be held Dec. 3.

House Financial Services Committee chairman Barney Frank, a longtime proponent of legalized online poker, unveiled both bills this past May.

HR 2266 is designed to delay UIGEA compliance until December 2010 while HR 2267 seeks to render the act moot by establishing a federal regulatory and enforcement framework to license Internet gambling operators, including online poker sites, in the United States.

The hearing will be held Dec. 3 at 10 a.m. ET in the Committee's Rayburn House Office Building and interested members of the public can watch a live webcast through the Committee's website.

In the meantime, UIGEA regulations come into effect next Tuesday Dec. 1 forcing financial institutions in the U.S. to stop processing any transactions related to online gambling.

Report: UIGEA Regulations Postponed Six Months

By Dan Cypra for POKER NEWS DAILY | Posted on November 25, 2009

The regulations of the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act (UIGEA) have been delayed six months from December 1st, according to Interactive Media Entertainment and Gaming Association (iMEGA) Chairman Joe Brennan.

Neither U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner nor Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke had made any official comment regarding a six-month delay at press time. The two government officials received petitions to stay the UIGEA’s regulations by one year in letters filed by the Poker Players Alliance (PPA), National Thoroughbred Racing Association, the American Greyhound Track Operators Association, and members of Kentucky’s Congressional delegation. Congressman Spencer Bachus (R-AL) and Senator Jon Kyl (R-AZ) asked the two officials to uphold the original December 1st industry compliance deadline in a dissenting opinion.

The news comes one week ahead of a hearing in the House Financial Services Committee regarding two internet gambling bills introduced by Congressman Barney Frank (D-MA) in May that would alter the landscape of the industry in the United States. The first, HR 2266, would have postponed the regulations of the UIGEA by one year to December 1st, 2010. Its viability given today’s news of a likely six-month postponement is up in the air. The measure had attracted 53 co-sponsors on both sides of the aisle.

HR 2267, claiming 63 co-sponsors, creates a full licensing and regulatory framework for the internet gambling industry in the United States. It marks Frank’s latest attempt to undo the UIGEA, which was passed in 2006 after being attached to an unrelated port security measure at the prompting of then-Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist (R-TN). In the Senate, the SAFE Port Act was passed by unanimous consent.

On the hearing next week, which will be held at 10:00am ET in Room 2128 of the Rayburn House Office Building on Thursday, Safe and Secure Internet Gambling Initiative spokesperson Michael Waxman told Poker News Daily, “Chairman Frank is clearly indicating his commitment to switch the government’s position on Internet gambling, replacing attempts to prohibit the activity with a regulatory framework where consumers are protected. Chairman Frank’s commitment is further reinforced by scheduling this hearing and taking up this issue on the heals of the push for financial industry reform, which has been the committee’s exclusive focus the last six months.”

The six-month window will take the internet gambling industry to June 1st, right before election season in the United States in 2010. While issues like health care and a sagging economy have taken center stage since late 2008, internet gambling may finally see its day in the sun. Brennan explained his thoughts on the breaking news: “It’s encouraging that you’ve had this stay on the compliance, but it’s unfortunate that it took this long. We should all hope that in the next six months, a bill that already has 63 co-sponsors can be heard.”

To be clear, no official comment from the Treasury or Federal Reserve was available at the time of writing. With December 1st occurring next Tuesday, a stay likely had to be granted today or Monday, November 30th given the Thanksgiving holiday in the United States. Word breaking on Black Friday was also a possibility.

Stay tuned to Poker News Daily for the latest on this developing story.
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UIGEA Officially Delayed Six Months
Dustin : November 27th, 2009


  

It’s been a long time since there’s been good news for online poker players in the United States. But the news about the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act that was confirmed on Friday was certainly positive.

The UIGEA, which was supposed to have its rules go into effect on Dec. 1 of this year, was delayed six months by the Federal Reserve and the Treasury Department. Banks and other financial institutions that were to be required to be in full compliance with the ‘final rule’ of the UIGEA will now have to be in compliance by June 1 of 2010. If you’re unsure of what the UIGEA final rule is and how it might impact online poker players, you can get up to speed with our primer.

Here is the official press release:

    Agencies Extend Compliance Date for Final Rule to Implement Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act

    The Department of the Treasury and the Federal Reserve Board on Friday announced the release of a joint final rule to extend the compliance date for their joint regulation implementing certain provisions of the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act by six months to June 1, 2010.

    The Federal Register notice regarding the extension of the compliance date is attached.



The UIGEA has been under attack for years by the financial sector and online gambling interests because of vague language that makes enforcing the law difficult. What this delay means for the long term is still unclear. As of right now, this is still just a temporary stay for the UIGEA. The next six months will obviously be crucial as to whether the rules will go into effect as is, or if changes will be made, or perhaps some other outcome altogether.

The delay gives an opportunity for anti-UIGEA legislation to make its way though the U.S. Congress. Rep. Barney Frank (D-Mass.) has been spearheading efforts to legalize and regulate online gaming and poker in Congress, and this decision by the Treasury and the Fed gives some momentum to those bills. Right around the time this decision came down, it was also announced that the House Financial Services Committee will hold hearings on Dec. 3 regarding two bills, HR 2266 and HR 2267. The first bill would delay the UIGEA 6 more months, to Dec. 1, 2010, while the second sets up regulation of the online gaming industry.

We’ll have more news on the fallout the decision and on the legislation in Congress as events occur. Stay tuned.