Former NFL Lobbyist Now Pushing Internet Gambling Ban

[JeffreyS]

A former NFL lobbyist now working at the White House has been linked to an effort to finalize regulations to enforce UIGEA before Bush leaves office. This is a clear conflict of interest since the NFL has actively opposed all forms of Internet gambling except fantasy sports.



Thanks.

Jeffrey Sandman
Safe and Secure Internet Gambling Initiative
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Safe-and-Secure-Internet-Gambling-Initiative/22884927809

 

[kmixer]

What is required to finalize this aweful act? Is another vote required? Does the President have enough power to simply push it through?

 

[JeffreyS]

The UIGEA has already been signed into law in 2006, now the Bush Administration is working to enforce the law even though the law is by the standards of the Federal Reserve and the Treasury Department ambiguous and unworkable.

Washington Post link here: Role of Ex-NFL Lobbyist in Push to Curb Online Gambling Faulted - washingtonpost.com

Thanks,
Jeff

 

[Debi]

We have another thread stickied for this Jeffrey. If you have any additional information or advice for us you might want to post in that thread as it is getting a lot of attention. Here is the link:

https://www.cardschat.com/forum/general-poker-13/new-uigea-regulations-what-you-can-133523/

I will close this one now.