Can the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act (UIGEA) Be Stopped?
As another e-wallet service pulls the plug on U.S. poker players, two Congressmen introduce a bill to prevent the UIGEA implementation.
The bill to ban online gambling, the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act (UIGEA), rocked the poker world when it was introduced in late 2006. Although many online poker players felt the bill would not be able to impose a total ban on Internet gambling, it did do damage to the industry. The year before the ban was implemented, approximately 2,500 Internet gambling sites made about $15 billion dollars from online casinos, online betting, and online poker. But, after President Bush signed the UIGEA into place, the business dropped about 50%. Can anything stop the UIGEA?Congressman Barney Frank, a democrat from Massachusetts and Ron Paul, a republican from Texas, certainly hope so. They introduced a bill on April 10th that would stop the government from putting into place the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act (UIGEA). H.R. 5767 specifically says that the Treasury and the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System would be forbidden from “proposing, prescribing, or implementing any regulation that requires the financial services industry to identify and block internet gambling transactions.”Frank and Paul say that their push behind the bill is the idea that the federal government should not be able to legislate morality. They also think that the government does not have the ability to identify and stop all the transactions between what the UIGEA refers to as “illegal Internet gambling” companies and U.S. players. One problem for the government is that many of these companies are on foreign soil.During a hearing on the proposed rules of the UIGEA on April 2, Paul submitted a written statement that said in part:“The ban on Internet gambling infringes upon two freedoms that are important to many Americans: the ability to do with their money as they see fit, and the freedom from government interference with the Internet. The regulations and underlying bill also force financial institutions to act as law enforcement officers. This is another pernicious trend that has accelerated in the aftermath of the Patriot Act, the deputization of private businesses to perform intrusive enforcement and surveillance functions that the federal government is unwilling to perform on its own.”Rather than ban internet gambling completely, Frank and Paul suggest in their bill that it be licensed and taxed. But, the online poker buzz is that even if this bill is passed, it will take a while for things to change.So far, many poker players are getting around the ban through various methods. However, one of the methods just ceased yesterday. ePassporte, which allows customers to deposit money into online poker sites, has announced that it will no longer serve U.S. customers. In a statement released to online poker sites such as Full Tilt and PokerStars, ePassporte said:“We have been advised that the United States Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York is conducting a widespread investigation of internet gambling, including poker. All though we do not believe we have done anything illegal, we do not wish to be associated with anything that might be considered illegal by the United States government. Therefore, we are terminating the ePpurchase provisions of your agreement immediately and have suspended your account pending further review.”ePassporte had replaced Neteller as a method to deposit money for playing online poker. Along with Neteller and ePassporte, EcoCard, Citadel, and FirePay have all left the internet gambling arena since the UIGEA was passed.Despite the ban, by some estimates, there are approximately 1000,000 people gambling online at any given moment. Until the ban is fully implemented or someone comes up with a compromise the government will accept, the Internet poker world will try to come up with ways to continue to serve its poker players.
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New video poker players should master ‘Jacks or Better' first. This variation has the easiest strategy to understand.
Some players don't realize the ace is not the most important card in the deck, but the Jack is. Holding the Jack over the ace gives you more opportunities of making more lucrative hands than an ace would.
Always bet the maximum amount of coins on a progressive machine to get the bonus for royal flushes.
If you are a novice player, play on the lowest denomination machine until your level of expertise rises.
Never keep a single high card such as J, Q, K or A that has the potential to turn into a winning pair with any pair or three of a kind. By holding onto these, the player reduces his return by 5%.
Take your time, especially if you're playing multi-hand Video Poker. You will not hit on a better hand or have better results if you rush through your games. All rushing does is lead to reckless play and more losses. Instead you will allow more bang for your buck and ensure better play, therefore better results. Sphere: Related Content
Video poker first made its entry in the casinos during the 1970s; today it's one of the most popular forms of gambling both online and down the Vegas strip. For the player who like a game of skill, a low house edge, the possibility of large wins, and the anonymity of playing alone there is nothing else that can compare to video poker. In addition, you can also switch your bet from $0.25 to $5 a game without changing to another machine!
There are many variations of the game each with its own particular strategy but in general, the rules of video poker are simple; you play with 1 to 5 coins, the machine give you five cards, you choose which to hold and which to discard, the machine replaces your discards and pays you off according to the value of your hand.
A popular game amongst gamblers, this well-liked game combines elements of both slots and poker and gives the player a definite opportunity to win. Unlike roulette or slots that are dependant almost purely on ‘luck', Video Poker is an effective blend of both luck and strategy. If you learn to use the best strategy and are blessed with luck along with it, there is nothing to stop you from doing very well. With so many different games, we could have written enough on the various strategies to fit a phone book. However, instead of boring you we'll give you the concise version:
New video poker players should master ‘Jacks or Better' first. This variation has the easiest strategy to understand.
Some players don't realize the ace is not the most important card in the deck, but the Jack is. Holding the Jack over the ace gives you more opportunities of making more lucrative hands than an ace would.
Always bet the maximum amount of coins on a progressive machine to get the bonus for royal flushes.
If you are a novice player, play on the lowest denomination machine until your level of expertise rises.
Never keep a single high card such as J, Q, K or A that has the potential to turn into a winning pair with any pair or three of a kind. By holding onto these, the player reduces his return by 5%.
Take your time, especially if you're playing multi-hand Video Poker. You will not hit on a better hand or have better results if you rush through your games. All rushing does is lead to reckless play and more losses. Instead you will allow more bang for your buck and ensure better play, therefore better results. Sphere: Related Content
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As the global poker market continues to develop, online poker rooms are finding new ways to bring the game to more people. Nothing drives this point home further than a new feature that Full Tilt launched on their platform today.
With a new software update released today, Full Tilt's user interface is now available to be viewed in four new languages. Players who download the latest update will see a new option on their menu bar called 'languages'. Clicking one of these selections will allow the player to view the Full Tilt software in German, French, Spanish, or Dutch.
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Bodog
Bodog is well known to U.S citizens and they are still taking U.S players. Bodog is one of the largest sportsbetting and poker sites on the net, and U.S Citizens are still welcome.
Absolute Poker
Absolute Poker is another site that will accept U.S players.
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