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Safe and Secure Internet Gambling Initiative Fivethirtyeight.com's Nate Silver credits UIGEA outrage with making him a political activist.

Source: www.fivethirtyeight.com
I'll be boarding a plane in the next few minutes headed to Las Vegas, where I'll be for the next several days to conduct some research (yes, really!) for my book and to play in the World Series of Poker.I ...
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Safe and Secure Internet Gambling Initiative Rep. Frank's internet gambling bill (H.R. 2267) now has 40 cosponsors in 19 states. Use the take action feature on our web site (www.safeandsecureig.org) to find out if your representative is one of them and thank them for supporting legal, regulated internet gambling.

Source: www.safeandsecureig.org
Rep. Frank Reintroduces Legislation to Regulate Internet Gambling – Click Here to Tell Your Members of Congress to Support the Bill
Michal
Michal
I did! My representative (Representative Steve Cohen) has cosponsored the bill and I wrote to thank him and let the rest of them know.
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In a recent note to investors Goldman Sachs is predicting that the US will legalize and regulate the online gambling industry. It is another example of how a growing number of people believe the legalization of Internet gambling is inevitable.
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Safe and Secure Internet Gambling Initiative With the US trade relationship with the EU, China, Canada, Japan, Mexico and others at stake, the US should ease prohibitions against internet gambling rather than face the consequences of violating WTO obligations. http://www.globalpost.com/dispatch/technology/090622/eu-and-us-at-odds-over-internet-gambling

Source: www.globalpost.com
US prohibitions and trade rule blunders fuel high-stakes dispute.
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Source: www.onlinecasinoadvisory.com
Alabama Congressman Spencer Bachus says it may be difficult for gambling opponents to continue preventing the growing movement to regulate Internet casinos from succeeding.
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Source: legaltimes.typepad.com
Harrah's Entertainment is gambling on passage of an Internet gambling bill. The Las Vegas casino giant hired the Podesta Group last year to lobby on issues related to Internet gaming, and disclosure forms show Harrah's paid Podesta Group $120,000 in...
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Safe and Secure Internet Gambling Initiative Politico suggests recent freezing of funds belonging to individuals who enjoy online gambling highlights ambiguities in the current law and suggests that the odds may be improving for Rep. Frank's legislation. http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0609/24007.html

Source: www.politico.com
Rep. Barney Frank sees the odds improving for repealing a long-sought Internet gambling ban.
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Source: www.lasvegassun.com
For a time, big American casinos were making noises about wanting to expand gambling in cyberspace, as a way to extend their brands.
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This article discusses Rep. James Moran's new legislation to help combat problem gambling.
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Source: www.mysanantonio.com
Chuck Blount: Recently prosecutors ordered five banks to freeze an estimated $30 million in payments owed to approximately 24,000 online poker players. Reaction to the crackdown was swift in the poker community.
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Safe and Secure Internet Gambling Initiative Safe and Secure spokesman Jeffrey Sandman appeared on Wisconsin Public Radio this morning. Listen here: http://tinyurl.com/pa27ee

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Source: www.lasvegassun.com
Las Vegas Sun reporter Liz Benston’s story Monday on the Justice Department’s seizure of millions of dollars from bank accounts used to process online poker transactions contained a quote that caught my attention.
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Source: www.npr.org
When online poker players recently went to cash checks that had been issued to them from poker Web sites, the checks bounced. It turns out that the Department of Justice had seized more than $30 million in assets related to online poker.
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Source: www.wkowtv.com
MADISON (WKOW) -- You may not have known it, but since 2006, it's supposed to be illegal to gamble online in this country.
Russell
Russell
Yea what the fuck.
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Source: www.lasvegassun.com
The government’s seizure of millions of dollars from bank accounts used to process online poker transactions is sending shock waves through the Internet gambling community. But insiders disagree on how ...
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Source: abcnews.go.com
The government has begun a crackdown on online poker that affected some 27,000 people.
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Source: www.nytimes.com
About 27,000 players using offshore poker sites will not receive $33 million in winnings until problems with companies that process payments are solved.
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Source: www.usatoday.com
Minnesota regulators may have been outplayed when they bet a decades-old federal law would lend itself to an online gambling crackdown.
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Safe and Secure Internet Gambling Initiative Corzine pushes for all states to be allowed to have sports gambling. Could online be far behind?

Source: www.reuters.com
NEW YORK, June 5 (Reuters) - New Jersey Governor Jon Corzine on Friday said all states should be able to permit gambling on sports, defending his state's gaming enterprises just days after Delaware became
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Source: www.boston.com
Coming soon to a state lottery near you: NFL team logos you can save after blowing 20 bucks on yet another worthless batch of scratch-off tickets.
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Source: www.baltimoresun.com
WASHINGTON - - A congressional bill lifting Internet gambling restrictions could help the ailing horse racing industry attract the new and younger bettors it craves, industry representatives say.The legislation, introduced May 6 by Rep. ...
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Safe and Secure Internet Gambling Initiative In case you missed it, the US News and World Report published head-to-head editorials by Reps. Barney Frank and Spencer Bachus over whether to regulate Internet gambling. Here is a link: http://www.usnews.com/articles/opinion/2009/06/01/online-gambling-debate-barney-frank-vs-spencer-bachus.html

Importantly, we also encourage you to visit the link where you can cast a vote in favor of regulation.

Source: www.usnews.com
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Source: scienceblogs.com
Ed Brayton is a journalist, commentator and speaker. He is the co-founder and president of Michigan Citizens for Science and co-founder of The Panda's Thumb. He has written for such publications as The ...
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Source: www.reason.com
This month Rep. Barney Frank(D-Mass.), chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, introduced the latest version of his bill aimed at legalizing online gambling. It authorizes the treasury ...
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Source: www.miamiherald.com
Forget for a moment that poker games often take place in casinos, or that poker pots containing hundreds of dollars (or more) can be awarded based on the simple turn of a card.
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Source: www.npr.org
Commentator Frank Deford says we should look no further than the U.S. position on sports gambling to see how we're full of contradictions and hypocrisy. Why are we so backward and tormented about gambling?
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Source: www.nytimes.com
The legislation, introduced by Representative Barney Frank of Massachusetts, would allow the Treasury Department to license and regulate online gambling companies.
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Source: www.lasvegasnow.com
The subject of legalizing gambling online has been taboo in the past but huge budget deficits and the struggling economy has brought the debate back.
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Be sure to watch the video too! It talks about how legalized internet gambling can help the economy.
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Source: www.bankrate.com
Our primary purpose for hitting Sin City was to see some shows -- a couple of Cirque du Soleil performances (Mystere and O), the zany Blue Man Group and the outrageous magic of Penn and Teller.
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Safe and Secure Internet Gambling Initiative Interesting analysis on Harry Reid and what happens when Barney Frank's bill passes by Online Casino Advisory: http://www.onlinecasinoadvisory.com/casino-news/online/harry-reid-faces-unpopular-decision-on-online-gambling-42804.htm

Source: www.onlinecasinoadvisory.com
Already suffering from unpopularity in Nevada polls, US Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid must decide which of his constituents to offend in the online gambling debate.