Five more sponsors for anti-UIGEA-Bill
July has been a good month for Congressman Barney Frank, Chairman of the influential House Financial Services Committee and author of Bill HR 2046 the Internet Gambling Regulation and Enforcement Act which proposes the regulation and taxation of Internet gambling in the United States instead of banning the pastime.
Related Gambling News:
- Gambling-initiative sponsors bet on eventual success
- IGREA has three more co-sponsors
- Anti-UIGEA bill has already attracted ten co-sponsors
- Three more sponsors for online gambling regulation proposal
- Windsor wants no casino sponsors
- IRS to Poker Winners: Pay Up!
- Upcoming events around campus
- Sports club supports athletics for rural students
- Gallery Row Holds Fundraiser
- It’s a night for bingo
- Nation’s Mayors Are Living Las Vegas Loca
- Sponsors of Kentucky Gaming Bills Outline Proposals
Interesting gambling facts:
- Baccarat is the principal of casino card games in the United Kingdom and Europe. Blackjack is a fixture in all American casinos.
- Legal gambling activities include state lotteries; parimutuel betting on horses, greyhounds, and jai-alai; sports book-making; card games; keno; bingo; slot machines; progressive slot machines; video poker machines; video keno machines; video blackjack machines; and video roulette machines.
- Lotteries Have Been Prominent Throughout History. Ancient India, China, Greece, and Japan all had lotteries. The emperor Nero had lotteries for prizes at parties.
- In 1978, New Jersey became the second state to legalize casino gambling in an attempt to revitalize the rundown resort area of Atlantic City. The legalization was restricted only to Atlantic City.
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