The controversial and downright destructive piece of anti-online gambling legislation known as UIGEA is to get its day in court in the form of a US Congressional hearing into its continued viability.
As those in the bingo online community who have been following this blog know, the online bingo games industry was hit hard by the arrival of UIGEA in late 2006 with many online bingo halls having to exit the US market to avoid legal issues with US authorities. UIGEA seeks to disrupt the financial transactions between online gaming operators and US-based customers.
The April 2 hearing looking at the practical implementation of the Unlawful Internet Gambling Act (UIGEA) gives our industry a perfect opportunity to educate US legislators as to the destructiveness of UIGEA. I hope that those in the US fighting UIGEA take this opportunity to really put a spoke in the UIGEA wheel and promote a more favourable solution along Barney Franks’ proposals.
Let’s see what happens over this week before we get our hopes up, but at the same time let’s hope this hearing heralds a return to sanity in the US online gaming market.
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