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Internet Gambling Law to be Challenged April 18th by Barney Frank
<HR style="COLOR: #fff" SIZE=1>When asked in an interview about when he would challenge the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act, Barney Frank replied with half of a poem by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. The interviewer, one Wendeen H. Elios, was confused at first, then cleverly figured out the clue that the wordy Congressman was giving. 'On the 18th of April', says the poem, and that is when Barney Frank says he will be introducing his bill, the 'Frank bill', to Congress.
Frank explained that all the legislators would be in Congress in the middle of April and that is why he is waiting until then to bring up the bill. Frank's deliberate approach is a positive sign for the desperate Internet gambling industry which shows that Congressman Frank means business about going after the UIGEA, a law he called the stupidest in American history.
Frank will not be taking the angle against the UIGEA that says the bill was passed deceitfully, or that no one had a chance to amend the bill, or vote on that specific portion of the Safe Port Act. Instead, Frank is going after the UIGEA by saying it takes away the rights of basic American freedom.
He told Ms. Elios in her interview with him, which she was doing as a part for her book, 'Power Poker Dame', that he will file his bill later this month and that until that time he will be doing extensive homework about the issue.
Also explained by Frank in the interview is that he will be taking the PPA's poker carve-out idea and implementing it as a small portion of his bill. Frank's bill will also take the leading role in the three forces against the UIGEA - it will include the poker carve-out idea, and it will come before the study that was proposed by Shelley Berkley from Arizona. Berkley, newly appointed Poker Player Alliance Chairman Senator Al D'Amato, and Congressman Frank will be working together to fight the UIGEA.
Sen. Berkley said she was extremely excited to have Barney Frank on board and leading the way as he has much power as the Chairman of the House Financial Services Committee.
Elios says the PPA poker carve-out is all but dead, and the bill Frank will introduce will be tightly constructed in order to stay within his committee, something Berkley says is important for the bill to pass.
Frank also said that he will be seeking guidance of friend and former Senator Tom Downey from New York for help with the bill.
The in-depth interview provided a great deal of detail into the thoughtful and well learned mind of Congressman Barney Frank and one thing is for sure, the Internet gambling community has gained the best friend they ever could have asked for
http://www.casinogamblingweb.com/ga...hallenged_in_april_by_barney_frank_43794.html
Internet Gambling Law to be Challenged April 18th by Barney Frank
<HR style="COLOR: #fff" SIZE=1>When asked in an interview about when he would challenge the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act, Barney Frank replied with half of a poem by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. The interviewer, one Wendeen H. Elios, was confused at first, then cleverly figured out the clue that the wordy Congressman was giving. 'On the 18th of April', says the poem, and that is when Barney Frank says he will be introducing his bill, the 'Frank bill', to Congress.
Frank explained that all the legislators would be in Congress in the middle of April and that is why he is waiting until then to bring up the bill. Frank's deliberate approach is a positive sign for the desperate Internet gambling industry which shows that Congressman Frank means business about going after the UIGEA, a law he called the stupidest in American history.
Frank will not be taking the angle against the UIGEA that says the bill was passed deceitfully, or that no one had a chance to amend the bill, or vote on that specific portion of the Safe Port Act. Instead, Frank is going after the UIGEA by saying it takes away the rights of basic American freedom.
He told Ms. Elios in her interview with him, which she was doing as a part for her book, 'Power Poker Dame', that he will file his bill later this month and that until that time he will be doing extensive homework about the issue.
Also explained by Frank in the interview is that he will be taking the PPA's poker carve-out idea and implementing it as a small portion of his bill. Frank's bill will also take the leading role in the three forces against the UIGEA - it will include the poker carve-out idea, and it will come before the study that was proposed by Shelley Berkley from Arizona. Berkley, newly appointed Poker Player Alliance Chairman Senator Al D'Amato, and Congressman Frank will be working together to fight the UIGEA.
Sen. Berkley said she was extremely excited to have Barney Frank on board and leading the way as he has much power as the Chairman of the House Financial Services Committee.
Elios says the PPA poker carve-out is all but dead, and the bill Frank will introduce will be tightly constructed in order to stay within his committee, something Berkley says is important for the bill to pass.
Frank also said that he will be seeking guidance of friend and former Senator Tom Downey from New York for help with the bill.
The in-depth interview provided a great deal of detail into the thoughtful and well learned mind of Congressman Barney Frank and one thing is for sure, the Internet gambling community has gained the best friend they ever could have asked for
http://www.casinogamblingweb.com/ga...hallenged_in_april_by_barney_frank_43794.html
