Michael Jones : December 4th, 2012
The American Gaming Association has expanded its lobbying efforts to get a bill regulating online poker in the United States through Congress.
On Monday, the AGA launched a campaign in favor of regulation, warning that ?without Congressional action, the U.S. is poised to see widespread legalization of all types of online gambling and a state-by-state patchwork of regulations that puts gaming patrons, problem gamblers and minors at unnecessary risk.?
Part of the campaign is this informational video, called ?Stop the Clock?:
The AGA also stated that it is working on spreading information on online poker regulation via the news media and social media.
Here is more of the AGA?s take on regulation, from a press release yesterday:
Last December, the Department of Justice released an opinion on the 1961 Federal Wire Act stating that it bans only sports betting and not other forms of online wagering. Since that time, individual states across the country have moved quickly to advance various forms of online gambling. According to the AGA, states should have the choice of whether to license and regulate online poker, but without a set of federal minimum standards, gaming patrons, problem gamblers and minors are put at an unnecessary risk. Passing this bill would eliminate that risk by establishing a set of federal guidelines for regulated, licensed, and legal online poker?a game of skill?in those states that choose to offer it.
?Without swift congressional action, the U.S. will soon see the largest expansion of legal gambling in its history,? said Frank J. Fahrenkopf, Jr., president and CEO of the AGA. ?And without any federal guidelines in place, the result will almost certainly be inadequate oversight that creates a world of unnecessary risk and problems for law enforcement and U.S. consumers.?
While the AGA comes out in support of regulation in general, it also notes that it is in favor of the Reid/Kyl online poker bill, which was written by senators Harry Reid and Jon Kyl:
The AGA has seen a draft version of the bill, entitled ?The Internet Gambling Prohibition, Poker Consumer Protection and Strengthening UIGEA Act of 2012,? that reportedly may be introduced in the remaining days of the current session of Congress. While the AGA does not know if this represents a final version of legislation to be proposed, it supports the general provisions outlined therein.
More on the AGA?s lobbying efforts can be found on its website.
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