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Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act (UIGEA) UPDATED
Updates on news of the restrictions on internet gambling financial processing.
Now that President Bush has, in signing the SAFE Port Act, also signed into law the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act (UIGEA), it seems appropriate on this Friday the thirteenth to pause, and think. We're thinking: "Dammit." Doyle Brunson, briefly interviewed today on FoxNewsChannel's Your World With Neil Cavuto, expressed his unhappiness with the UIGEA and the manner in which it was passed. "Poker's a game of skill," he said. He dismissed the idea that a legal ban is necessary to protect young players from the dangers of becoming addicted to gambling as "ridiculous," and pointed to the popularity of poker. "It's America's game now," he said. Michael Bolcerek, speaking for the Poker Players' Alliance, on the same show repeated his mantra for the regulation and taxation of internet poker, rather than prohibition. PokerMagazine.com will leave the interpretation of this Act to legal professionals. But we have listed here links to news, opinions, and discussion of the UIGEA, and will update this section to offer more as time goes on. It is not intended to be comprehensive.
Here is the SAFE Port Act, in a PDF file. rules.house.gov The portion which is the UIGEA begins on page 213. On Playwinningpoker.com, Steve Badger has thoughtfully provided that portion only.
Here is a clickable map to see which congressmen voted for, or against the Bill:
What-happened articles, Background:
Gambling attorney Nelson Rose's analysis of the Act is certainly worth reading: There is a slew of opinions from other prominent poker figures on what the Act might mean.
Lou Krieger continues to post on the subject. As can be seen, the thoughts of poker players on this range from the perspicacious to the uninformed. Hmm. On TwoPlusTwo.com is a large collection of links to articles concerning the UIGEA for readers.
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Poker, casino, and sportsbetting sites which continue to accept players located in the U.S. include: DoylesRoom.com Financial processor NETeller, too, continues business as usual. Then there are sites which are planning to block transactions from these 11 U.S. states, but allow all other states:
1. Michigan The sites doing this include:
Nine.com's Poker section ONLY. The sportsbook areas of Nine.com continue unchanged. Financial processor NETeller, too, continues business as usual. Certain online gaming sites which have ceased or are about to cease accepting deposits and wagers from players located in the U.S. include:
PartyPoker.com (PartyGaming) Read more about Poker Rules.  Recent • PacificPoker, Other Poker Rooms Empty Idle Accounts • UIGEA Rules Published • Online Gambling Study Proposed • Neteller Plans RePayments of US Online Gambling Accounts • Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act (UIGEA) UPDATED • The Prime Directive • Purity At The Poker Tables • Poker Cheats: Those Cheating Games • How To Find and Run A Home Poker Game • Faith, Hope and Ratholing Tools 
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