The issue on legitimacy of online gambling in United States has indeed gone a long way. In fact, a lot of things were brought up just to put an end to it. Just like the bill that was introduced by Representative Barney Frank in 2009, the HR 2267, which up to now is being pushed through to legalize, regulate and tax online gambling. Obviously, it wants to put the issue to rest by approving online gambling in United States.
And now the good news, the HR 2267 might come up for a committee vote and possible markup specifically this February. John Pappas, Poker Players Alliance (PPA) executive director, is now looking forward to this development.
“This will be the first time – ever – that there will be a vote on licensing and regulation of Internet poker and Internet gaming in general”, said Pappas.
And Pappas indeed believes that bi-partisan support is needed for the pursuit of many to actually come into reality.
“We need bi-partisan support, and we need your help in achieving that”, said Pappas.
But then, the executive director’s vision of bi-partisan support seems a bit unreasonable. As sponsors, 65 Representatives have signed up to the bill and out of these, only four are Republicans and so majority are Democrats.
If ever a vote comes up, it is likely to be more on party lines, most probably not so many supporters for the online gambling legitimacy campaign.
The HR 2267 should become a law before June 1, 2010. Otherwise, the UIGEA rules will take effect on said date and after things will become hard for all those who are in favor of the legitimization of online gambling in United States.
Of course, there is still time for the bill to be reviewed and turn into a law. But anything can happen today or tomorrow or may be in the next few days or weeks or even months, so those who support the online gambling legitimization in United States must be prepared for anything.
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