Will online Bingo be available for US citizens?
The famous UIGEA (Unlawful Internet Gaming Enforcement Act) has attracted plenty of attention of gamblers and casino owners. Some of them totally agree upon the act and probably derive benefit from it, while others consider the act as sort of an infringement of personal rights.
You don’t need to prove that the act is far away from perfect. One of the main lobbyists against the act is Barney Frank, who has already suggested taking measures in order to suspend the UIGEA. This brave man wishes to see Bingo available for US citizens again, as it used to be a few years ago. Other campaigners also believe that Frank’s perseverance will do a world of good.
Barney has been working on HR 6870, which is the Payment System Protection Act. His main goal is to receive as more votes as possible and send the act to Congress. Fortunately, not all congressmen support the UIGEA. For example, Ron Paul is also participating in taking further steps towards the legalization of lawful Internet bingo within US.
At the moment HR6870 has 19 voters, but the amount is likely to increase. At the very beginning, after launching the act in 2006, one of the UIGEA authors Jim Leach expressed his opinion about some unclear features of the act. However, the act is still in its effect and nobody can predict the future of the UIGEA and that of US citizens, wishing to play this fascinating game - online bingo.
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