With the US Department of Justice seizing online gambling funds, US politicians have begun ramping
up their efforts to legalize the online gambling industry on a federal level. Texas Republican,
Joe Barton is drafting a new bill to legalize online gambling within the United States. He has
consulted with the Poker Players Alliance, because this bill will primarily focus on poker.

Barney Frank has already introduced a bill to legalize all forms of online gambling on a federal
level with an exclusion for sports betting. Frank believes that a bill should support all forms
of online gambling, but he has acknowledged that he will endorse Barton’s bill in order to
further the cause and help Americans gain the right to gamble over the Internet.

Barton told the Las Vegas Sun, “This is not a Republican leadership initiative, but they’re aware
of it. It’s a sensitive issue, but an issue where there’s a majority consensus in the House and
Senate to make this change.” With Barton drafting this bill, it looks as if the Republican
leadership will stand behind the new legislation even if they have their own reservations.

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A significant step to regulate and license the online gambling industry may take a crucial step on Tuesday. Barney Frank will take the HR 2267 bill to a mark-up process. This process involves the discussion and rewriting of the gambling legislation to regulate online gambling in the US.

The Financial Services Committee has already discussed the bill and listened to testimonies from leading experts that support the regulation of the online gambling industry. The main focus of the discussion was the safety and security of the online gambling industry as well as the burden on financial institutions that have been forced to abide by the rules set forth within the UIGEA. If everything pans out on Tuesday, the US could be one step closer to legal online gambling.

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