Barney Frank Fights to Overturn the UIGEA
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The Financial Times is reporting that US Senator Congressman Barney Frank is working to overturn the UIGEA. Of course, you have to be a subscriber to read it on the FT site so I waited patiently for the news to show up elsewhere. Then eGaming Review posted that they saw the story on FT and even confirmed it with Frank’s office.
Frank is quoted as describing last autumn’s Act as one of the “stupidest laws†ever passed and adds: “I am working on legislation to cut back on this internet gambling thing… I think it’s preposterousâ€.
There really aren’t any details other than he’s joined the fight on our side. No specifics. No timelines. Nada. Even so, I’ll take it as one small piece of good news in what’s been a sea of crappy news.
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» Wendeen Eolis on the UIGEA and Rep. Barney Frank youwannapoker.com: added these pithy words on Mar 29 07 at 2:16 pm[...] See also this Barney Frank UIGEA thread that started from Bill Rini’s Barney Frank poker article. [...]
Gene Bromberg » Blog Archive » Who Needs A Civics Lesson? Or Composition? added these pithy words on Jun 19 07 at 4:15 pm[...] Sigh. Now, last week Bill posted a little something about Frank’s intentions and I teased him because he too gave Frank a promotion to Senator. Now, Bill just made a (quickly-corrected) boo-boo in a post, and besides, he lives in exotic Gibraltar and floats above our petty politics. Shulman actually calls Frank a “US Congressman” who chairs a House committee…and then refers to him as “Senator” the rest of the way. Shulman is identified as the “Card Player Resident Legal Expert”. Uh huh. [...]
Andrew added these pithy words on Mar 14 07 at 12:28 pmJust FYI in case you aren’t a political geek (and judging by the fact you called him a Senator and not a Representative-he’s a member of the House…), Frank isn’t some backbencher, he’s chair of the House Financial Services Committee and is well placed to make something like this happen.
Unfortunately the good news maybe short lived because the idea that he and I hold the same position on any issue maybe a sign of the apocalypse.
Either way it’s a very interesting development.
Mean Gene added these pithy words on Mar 14 07 at 12:32 pmHow long have you been out of the country? Frank is a member of the House, not the Senate! He’s also the chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, which would make him a very good guy to have in our corner.
Bill added these pithy words on Mar 14 07 at 1:21 pmYou know the funny part? I was on his House website before posting this and still managed to f it up.
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