REPEAL THE UIGEA

27 April 2007

A key element in Congressman Frank's plan to repeal the UIGEA is public support

When he announced his plan to propose the repeal of the Unlawful Internet Gambing Enforcement Act recently, Congressman Barney Frank said that a significant public outcry against the Act, which disrupts the ability of American online gamblers to make financial transactions in their legal pastime of choice, would be a critical element.

Soon after that, online gambling portals and operators began taking the initiative to mobilise player support for Frank's efforts, providing contact details for politicians and a petition at http://www.thepetitionsite.com/takeaction/306149419?ltl=1177341828

The petition reads:

Repeal Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act

Dear Members of Congress,

As an American, I am outraged to learn that Congress has passed legislation that will severely restrict my ability to have certain freedoms in my own home.

Unfair passage of the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act is clearly designed to restrict the freedoms of voters who sent you to office to represent them, and prevent us from making mature decisions about how we spend our leisure time and money.

I am further outraged to learn that the bill was added at a late hour to the Safe Port Security Bill without the ability of debate and only 15 minutes prior to a vote on a must pass bill.

It is improper for Congress to declare itself the overseer of American Morals and to enact legislation that dictates ideology instead of common sense.

The United States, in so enacting this law, has willfully violated World Trade Organization rules and the WTO has ruled against the United States on this issue, in favor of the country of Antigua. Now the European Union is considering similar action as this is seen globally as protectionism.

I urge you to use your considerable power and influence to ensure that this unfair legislation is repealed post haste, and our right to freedom is preserved.

I understand and agree that by signing this petition, I am in favor of the repeal of the UIGEA

The petition does not highlight the hypocrisy of the Act, which discriminates against online gambling with the exception of horse racing, state lottery and fantasy sports carve-outs against a background of a country where many other forms of gambling are widely accepted and regulated, benefitting state tax coffers.

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