Barney Frank To Unveil Pro-Poker Legislation Today

Reuters, Bloomberg and The Poker Players Alliance (PPA) have all announced that Barney Frank will unveil his much anticipated pro-online poker legislation today in a bid to over-turn the UIGEA.

The UIGEA currently makes it illegal for financial institutions to handle money transactions between US citizens and online gambling sites.

The new bill being proposed by Barney Franks will try to reverse this act and so open the online gaming world, or to put it in his words,
“enable Americans to bet online and put an end to an inappropriate interference with their personal freedom.”

Massachusetts Democrat Barney Frank has long been apposed to the UIGEA, stating that it is an invasion of personal freedom, often speaking vehemently in its defence.
“Why the hell is it any of my business if somebody wants to gamble on the Internet? It’s an invasion of personal freedom. My main motivation is to take the government out of private lives.”

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