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As US states frantically formulate plans to legislate intrastate online poker, Sen. Harry Reid (D-NV) is doubling down on his dream of federal poker legislation. Despite most observers believing that the Department of Justice’s pre-Christmas reversal on the scope of the Wire Act has shifted legislative momentum to the states, Reid sees the federal glass as half-full, telling Gambling Compliance’s Tony Batt that Congress now had “an incentive to get something done.” Reid confirmed that he was “making progress” with Sen. Jon Kyl (R-AZ) on cobbling together a poker plan that could gain bipartisan support in Congress.
Reid declined to confirm by what method he’d introduce his poker bill, but speculation is rampant that a poker provision might find its way into a Senate bill to extend the payroll tax deduction. That legislation is expected to come up in late February, but Rep. Barney Frank (D-MA) dismissed it as a potential vehicle, saying the timeframe was “too quick” if tribal interests – which Kyl is reportedly keen to satisfy – are to be properly addressed. Speaking at a Bank of America Merrill Lynch investment conference in Las Vegas this week, Dan Walsh, director of governmental affairs at law firm Greenberg Traurig, suggested the lack of specifics from the Reid and Kyl camps on how their poker bill would find its way onto the Senate floor was “intentional.” UIGEA/Safe Port Act payback time?
Full Story.. CalvinAyre
Reid declined to confirm by what method he’d introduce his poker bill, but speculation is rampant that a poker provision might find its way into a Senate bill to extend the payroll tax deduction. That legislation is expected to come up in late February, but Rep. Barney Frank (D-MA) dismissed it as a potential vehicle, saying the timeframe was “too quick” if tribal interests – which Kyl is reportedly keen to satisfy – are to be properly addressed. Speaking at a Bank of America Merrill Lynch investment conference in Las Vegas this week, Dan Walsh, director of governmental affairs at law firm Greenberg Traurig, suggested the lack of specifics from the Reid and Kyl camps on how their poker bill would find its way onto the Senate floor was “intentional.” UIGEA/Safe Port Act payback time?
Full Story.. CalvinAyre
