• PPA Requests for Online Poker Exemption from UIGEA Regulations| 2 Comments

    The deadline for the implementation of the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act is getting nearer, and due to this the Treasury Department and Federal Reserve Board has received a petition from the PPA or Poker Players Alliance. The PPA has asked the board to make clarifications on the regulation on Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act [...]

  • UIGEA Won’t Go into Affect for At Least 6 More Months| Leave a Comment

    Professional Poker players, casual card players, and especially those who run online gambling sites that cater to a US clientele have been shaking in their boots with the December 1st deadline for enforcement nearing, but it looks like those fears can be put aside, because the date will be pushed back another 6 months. The [...]

  • UIGEA is going to be delayed six months| Leave a Comment

    iMEGA Chairman Says UIGEA Will Be Delayed There is no official word from the powers that be in Washington D.C. at this time, but Interactive Media and Gaming Association (iMEGA) Joe Brennan says an announcement that full enacting of the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act (UIGEA) is going to be delayed six months. Sources say [...]

  • Is Online Poker in the US About to Grind to a Halt?| Leave a Comment

    Online Poker in the US just might be put on the backburner, as of December 1st the Unlawful Internet Gambling Act will be enforced. Although it’s a bill that was initially passed in 2006, it’s taken some time to figure out how this is a bill that will be enforced. Officially, as of December 1st [...]