UIGEA (Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act) Explained
The UIGEA (Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act) of 2006 was forced to the House of Congress by the House of Republics in the last minutes right before the recess of the election period. This is an act as per Sen. Frank Lautenberg there is no one from the Senate-House Conference Committee who had seen the language of this particular bill in its final form. This is an act that has the title of VIII and has the contents of a bill that is absolutely irrelevant. We are talking about the Safe Port Act, HR 4954. This is one act that actually deals with the security of the port and can be traced from the pages of 213-244 from the Conference Report. This is a bill that is based on the Leach and Goodlatte reports with HR 4411 and HR 4777. Let us now know about the act completely and in a more comprehensive manner.
The UIGEA (Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act) begins with the findings as well as with the purposes of the Congress. These findings include a particular type of recommendation from the NGISC or the National Gambling Impact Study Commission. The National Gambling Impact Study Commission is usually discredited and has a right wing chair namely the weak and really incompetent Mr. Kay Coley James. The further findings of this act include a range of very doubtful declaration stating that the Internet form of gambling is indeed a matter of concern for both the credit card companies and also for the bank owners. Presently the bill provides information about all the latest mechanisms that enforce the purposes of all the laws of gambling on the Internet and stamps a mark of necessity on them. The UIGEAlays special emphasis on the cross-border bettings as well.
This is one act that comprises of a standard clause which makes it remain unaltered and it also doesn’t change any law. It simply repeats itself many times and it is made sure that no one can utilize this Act as a defense mechanism to another illegal activity or increase the existing gambling system. The UIGEA also states that the Department of Justice argues before the WTO or the World Trade Organization during the legal dispute that took place between Antigua and USA. The Justice Department argued on the fact that all types of interstate gambling are declared illegal under this particular Wire Act. The DOJ also says that it believes to allow it to continue arguing that the Interstate Horse Racing Act exactly does not do what it states and doesn’t fall under legalization. Placing a bet or a wager includes a lot of risks from the outcome of a particular contest, from a sporting event or even from a game that has a lot of chances. The Act that is UIGEA (Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act) then makes a mess by creating a confusion of the issue of skill after stating that the betting’s all include the purchase of a particular opportunity so as to win a lottery that is a subject to chance.
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