The Sky Is Not Falling (Yet)
June 2nd, 2010 admin
For online gamblers, yesterday was the day that banking regulations relating to the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act (UIGEA) of 2006 went into effect. The legislation itself passed in 2006 (it was attached to the Safe Ports Act). Kay Bell at her excellent blog, Don’t Mess With Taxes, stated, “Attention online gamblers. When you go to ante up today, your bet is likely to be refused.” Not yet, anyway. What changed yesterday is that banks are now required to have policies to prevent funds from flowing to purveyors of “unlawful internet gambling.” The law itself did not change …
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