Re: So much for Barney Frank
We have to remember that this issue is really a small blip on the national radar. But that fact was what allowed the UIGEA to get "passed" in the first place, and it can be used to get it undone too.
You really think its nothing if there is a bill passed that exempts credit cards from the UIGEA because "its too difficult for banks to enforce?" Hell, thats a MAJOR VICTORY.
And more is possible, even the poker carve out is not dead as things progress and develop.
Also, a little bit of this is Frank working with other politicians who have an interest in gaming law, specifically those Reps from Nevada. They want a big study and then a big law that taxes and regulates internet gaming. They also want to insure that their consitutients (the casinos) can get a piece of the pie. A free-foreign gaming market is not what they think is good for them. So a little roll back to appease us players while they figure a way to have openly legal US online gaming companies is whats most likely to happen now.
It still moves us in the right direction.
And it still means we should all make our opinions known to our representatives, one way or another.
Skallagrim
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