Fighting H.R. 4777, the Internet Gambling Prohibition Act

**lots0** · 11th July 2006, 09:11 PM

Yup final vote for the House.

We want a the Nays to win...

>>>Looks like it will pass
I don't think there was any doubt of that. Too much Native Casino and State Lottery money on the line.

**dabruin2** · 11th July 2006, 09:15 PM

How long do you think this will take to take into effect? 6 months? 1 year? When do you think we'll pretty much have to cease online gambling in the states?

**Macgyver** · 11th July 2006, 09:17 PM

Still has to be approved by the Senate and the President.

**lots0** · 11th July 2006, 09:18 PM

It passed.

315 to 93 Final Vote

I am going to punch the next person I hear say "its a "Free" Country".

**thagame24** · 11th July 2006, 09:20 PM

dabruin2: it's still a ways from becoming law.....now that it's passed the house it moves on to the senate where the process repeats itself....if it passes the senate the President must sign it into law or veto the bill.

**dabruin2** · 11th July 2006, 09:23 PM

yes...but again...what do you think the timeline is to make this into law?

**lots0** · 11th July 2006, 09:30 PM

what do you think the timeline is to make this into law?

Very hard to tell.

It may not even get to a vote in the Senate.

**thagame24** · 11th July 2006, 09:38 PM

is it just me or is this bill very weak anyway?? The main objective of this bill is to prevent EFT and credit card transfers directly to online casinos. But really, how many of us use those?? This bill would do absolutely nothing to stop neteller and firepay transactions, which account for 95% of gambling funding. Basically, this bill leaves the onus to the online casinos on whether or not to enforce it. Since they really don't have much reason to, I see them interpreting it without much loss to us. For example, we may lose the IGMPay options from party and empire. Some sites may stop new signups of US Citizens but most will not close previous accounts, which is exactly what the ongame poker network has done with accounts from people located in France (which recently passed some anti-gambling legislation). Even if this bill passes, I really don't see it stopping me much, unless I'm really misanalyzing this situation.

**lots0** · 11th July 2006, 10:23 PM

Credit card transfers to online Casinos are almost non-existent today (and have been for quite some time) so that part of the bill is just the elected boneheads in Washington showing their ignorance... again.

This Bill is not about outlawing online gambling, it is all about protecting, Native Casinos, State Lotteries, State run Horse Racing and trying to make some of the Repubs look like real nice people and not the low moral scumbags they truly are.

**Pirateofc21** · 11th July 2006, 10:24 PM

Originally Posted by thagame24

is it just me or is this bill very weak anyway?? The main objective of this bill is to prevent EFT and credit card transfers directly to online casinos. But really, how many of us use those?? This bill would do absolutely nothing to stop neteller and firepay transactions, which account for 95% of gambling funding.

Well, in my case EFT is the methood I use for my Neteller account and would be if I had a Firepay account. None of the cards I currently use are accepted anywhere. Yes there are other methods for funding and withdrawing but none as simple and fast as the EFT if you can't use a card. I also heard a reference to the E-Cash system which in my opinion is attached the some of the best casino's (Intercasino, VIP etc). So disrupting that system would be an inconvenience to say the least.