IGREA gets another sponsor

Another politician has signed up to Congressman Barney Frank’s Internet Gambling Regulation and Enforcement Act, which seeks to regulate online gambling in the United States, effectively countering the UIGEA.

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Thu, September 27th, 2007

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  • Lotteries Have Been Prominent Throughout History. Ancient India, China, Greece, and Japan all had lotteries. The emperor Nero had lotteries for prizes at parties.
  • The most popular form of charitable gambling is bingo. In California, bingo is the only charitable game that is legal.
  • The brand new resort, Wynn Las Vegas recently opened on the Las Vegas Strip. At a cost of approximately $2.7 billion, the Wynn Las Vegas features 2,700 guestrooms and suites, casino (table games, over 1900 slots/video poker machines, poker room with race and sports book), several restaurants, a night club, golf, a shopping esplanade and a show called Le Reve.
  • Nevada is the oldest and largest legalized gaming center in the United States. Gaming was legalized in Nevada in 1931 in the middle of the Great Depression as a form of economic stimulant.