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More Support for Alternative Legislation |
Online casinos gambling could very well be one of the many circumstances where the majority of the U.S. population is in clear dissension with U.S. policies. The passage of the 2006 gambling transaction ban began an ear of U.S. policymaking where the opinion of the few outweighed the masses – even in the U.S. Congress. The Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act (UIGEA) passed through late 2006 at the close of the Congressional session for the year – but here is the rub for many – the UIGEA was added on to the U.S. Safe Ports Act (a must-pass piece of legislation) at the last minute. Many in Congress were not even fully aware that the clause had been added, and they were certainly not aware of the long-term international conflicts that came as part-in-parcel of the online casinos legislation.
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