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Lawmakers Warn Enforcing UIGEA a Waste of Time

5/7/2008 1:44:28 PM

The Unlawful Internet Gambling Act (UIGEA) seems to be finally encountering the resistance this Draconian piece of ill-advised legislation deserves. This week a bipartisan quartet of House Financial Services Committee members warned in letters sent to Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke, Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson, as well as all members of Congress, that they should not waste any more time on trying to implement what Rep. Shelley Berkley, D-Nevada, labeled a “truly Byzantine law.” Rep. Berkley added, “Those pushing these regulations in the face of strong opposition are more concerned with scoring political points than they are about protecting the rights of adults in the U.S.”

“Given the many other priorities that are pending at your agencies [such as the mortgage crisis] we believe it would be imprudent for you to devote additional agency resources to this Sisyphean task,” the letter pointed out. House Financial Services Committee Chairman Barney Frank, D-Mass., and three other committee members -- Reps. Ron Paul, R-Texas; Luis Gutierrez, D-Ill.; and Peter King, D-N.Y. -- signed the letters that were issued Monday.

Also this week, Poker Players Alliance (PPA), the grassroots poker advocacy group, announced it has now passed the milestone of over one million members. The organization, which is committed to protecting the rights of individuals to play poker, announced this significant milestone and also launched a voter registration program and its political action committee (PAC).

"Reaching one million members puts the PPA on par with such political powerhouses as AARP and the National Association of Realtors, and will allow us to advocate even more effectively on behalf of our members," said PPA Chairman Former Senator Alfonse D|Amato.

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