October 2nd 2006- 04.40.p.m. -BJT

Ken Smith starts a thread on this site called “The sky is falling” which informs me and other European players that the USA has a problem with internet gambling. Some kind of legislation appears to have been sneaked in via the Port Security Bill and it is not looking good.

At the time, I do not think that much about it because I believe that the American players will find a way around it and internet BJ tournaments will carry on as usual.

It turns out that I am wrong; Global Player Casino wraps up along with all my mates from the US. The latest FBI legislation appears to finish them off completely and no one is ever waiting now for a BJ tournament game when I click on to UB. The American laws around internet gaming are killing off the European players as well as the Yanks.

So five years later, where are we from that original post by Ken Smith?

I have read many post’s regarding changes in the current internet legislation to allow responsible gaming with possible taxation being brought in by the USA. Also Barney Franks (I hope the name is right was championing the cause for players…never did reply to my email).

Is there any current movement regarding the position of internet gambling in the US or is it going to be another five years of waiting to see my mates back on BJ tournament sites?

Andy

 

It's hard to be optimist.

I wish PokerStars would consider offering EBJ! They still have more than 200,000 players connected every day at peak time, maybe we would have a few hundreds playing blackjack tournaments.

 

Droogie

As I mentioned earlier on another thread. Washington DC enacted legislation for the "District" to engage in legal on line gambling within the District. Details have not come out yet, but presumably one would go to a lottery site(the District's Lottery Commission will oversee the operation) to play on tracked, taxed and vigged connections.

However it plays out, it is more than significant that this "test" operation is in DC, right in the face of all those who will ultimately control "The Final Outcome."

From comments from any number of more knowledgeable "experts," than I, it could pave the way for the Vegas based mega corporations brick and mortors to effect a similiar "plan."

Certainly at the heart of whatever develops is a traceable registration through an approved IP to enable and enforce ID, tracking, taxing and vigging.

As American Politics goes, as evidenced by the stupidly rangamaro of raising the debt ceiling, it could take another five years before we see movement, or surprisingly as the UIGEA and the DC enactment, it could come overnight attached, at midnight, to a bill authorizing sidewalk painting.

 

Did I Hear this right.

Early this morning Dec. 28, on a major Chicago radio station, I thought I heard them say Illinois was initiating on-line gambling, after a Supreme Court ruling (IL? or US?) clearing the way. Now it may just have been for IL state lottery which was in discussion. But the way the station presented it, I took it to mean more and thought of the possible similarities to Washington DC.

Anyone else have better info?