Moderator 29 July 2010 06:10 h
Japmaster Registered at 2006-06-12 Posts: 2077	July 28th, 2010 may go down as the day the second Poker Boom officially was kicked off. Not perhaps in the same way as when an accountant named Moneymaker won the 2003 WSOP Main Event, but it will definitely rank among them. After seven months, HR 2267 faced a critical vote with the House Finance Committee and passed by a 41 to 22 to 1 margin. The HR 2267 bill, which was pushed hard by Rep. Barney Frank and the Poker Players Alliance has crossed a major hurdle on its way to becoming law despite extreme opposition by chairman Rep. Spencer Bacchus. Rep. Bacchus has publicly argued that the legislation proposed would bring casino gambling into every house in the U.S. and urged his colleagues to not support the bill, even calling for Rep. Frank to withdraw the legislation. Despite his vehement opposition of the legislation, HR 2267 went through to the board and passed by a wide margin. While HR 2267 isn’t 100% out of the woods, it did take a major step towards regulating the Online Gambling industry in the U.S. It will now be sent to the House of Representatives, where should it pass in a majority vote, it will be passed in to the Senate for another vote, before being signed into law by the President.
One Pair 29 July 2010 06:44 h
KingsAreCool Registered at 2008-06-19 Posts: 21
Three of a Kind 2 November 2010 10:59 h
AstonM Registered at 2009-07-23 Posts: 69	The sooner the better!
One Pair 12 December 2010 05:31 h
Dave Registered at 2010-07-21 Posts: 44	Is this gonna happen any time soon?
Moderator 12 December 2010 05:37 h
Japmaster Registered at 2006-06-12 Posts: 2077	I found this: Introduced May 6, 2009 Referred to Committee View Committee Assignments Reported by Committee Jul 29, 2010 House Vote ... Senate Vote ... Signed by President ... This bill was considered in committee which has recommended it be considered by the House as a whole. Although it has been placed on a calendar of business, the order in which legislation is considered and voted on is determined by the majority party leadership. Keep in mind that sometimes the text of one bill is incorporated into another bill, and in those cases the original bill, as it would appear here, would seem to be abandoned. [Last Updated: Dec 2, 2010 6:24AM] Last Action: Nov 30, 2010: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 398. So it still has to be voted on, I have no idea what 'placed on the union calendar' means, anyone?
Three of a Kind 17 January 2011 04:40 h
AstonM Registered at 2009-07-23 Posts: 69	its legal now in New Jersey I believe
Straight 18 January 2011 04:23 h
Ignatius Registered at 2008-07-16 Posts: 129	here!! poker legal
One Pair 21 April 2011 10:17 h
COBRAREI99 Registered at 2011-02-02 Posts: 11	BRAZILBANK