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 Two key Republican lawmakers have formally asked US Treasury to ignore a request by Rep. Barney Frank (D-MA) and 18 fellow Congressmen to delay implementation of the UIGEA, a three-year-old US ban against online gambling scheduled to go into effect December 1.
Senate Minority Whip Jon Kyl and ranking member of the Financial Services Committee, Rep. Spencer Bachus (not to be confused with Sen. Max Baucus) addressed a letter to Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner and Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke arguing their appeal. "There is no justification for delaying the compliance date for the long-overdue regulations implementing UIGEA," says the letter from Kyl and Bachus. Kyl and Bachus are noted challengers of all forms of gambling. Kyl has led the fights to uphold misleading laws banning sportsbetting, thereby serving the powerful NFL lobby, while Bachus misquoted a survey to outrageously claim a quarter of teens who engage in online gambling commit suicide. Meanwhile, gaming proponents remain strong with the Poker Players Alliance (PPA) recently applauding Democratic Congressman Jared Polis for his notable editorial, “Online Gambling Ban Has Failed, Should be Ended”. Miss B says: Why don’t these radicals comment on the special interests involved in their opposition to online gambling. I’m sure people would be interested to hear that. I hate to choose sides but as far as Internet gambling goes, most Democrats seem to have the better picture. Comments anyone?
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