Financial Services Committee to Hold Hearing on Online Poker |
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Posted Wed Jun 06, 2007 3:46 pm GMT by Kalbelgarion
| Quote: | Can Internet Gambling Be Effectively Regulated to Protect Consumers and the Payments System?
Friday, June 8, 2007, 10:00 a.m., 2128 Rayburn House Office Building
Washington, DC – House Financial Services Committee Chairman Barney Frank (D-MA), today announced that the committee will hold a hearing entitled “Can Internet Gambling Be Effectively Regulated to Protect Consumers and the Payments System?” The hearing will address issues related to ensuring the safety and security of online gambling.
In April, Chairman Frank introduced H.R. 2046, the Internet Gambling Regulation and Enforcement Act of 2007, that would create an exemption to the ban on online gambling for properly licensed operators, allowing Americans to lawfully bet online.
Witness List & Prepared Testimony:
* Radley Balko, Senior Editor, Reason Magazine
* Jon Prideaux, Chief Executive, Asterion Payments
* Gerald Kitchen, Chief Executive Officer, SecureTrading Ltd
* Pastor Greg Hogan
* Jeff Schmidt, CEO Authis
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The PPA has also sent out an e-mail about the event:
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NEEDED: Local PPA Members to attend Washington, DC hearing on online gambling
The Poker Players Alliance is making progress and Congress is listening. This Friday, June 8th, the House Financial Services Committee is scheduled to hold a hearing on H.R. 2046, a bill that would affirmatively license and regulate online poker in the United States. Join the PPA, other local PPA members and attend the congressional hearing and show your support!
We must demonstrate to lawmakers that there is broad support for protecting our right to play the game online. So wear your PPA t-shirt with pride and attend the hearing this Friday at 10:00 AM across the street from the U.S. Capitol.
WHO: House Committee on Financial Services
WHAT: Full Committee Hearing: "Can Internet Gambling Be Effectively Regulated to Protect Consumers and the Payments System?"
WHEN: Friday, June 8, 2007, 10:00 AM
WHERE: 2128 Rayburn House Office Building (U.S. Capitol Complex)
Please contact John Pappas, Vice President of Government Affairs for the Poker Players Alliance if you have any questions 202.729.4335. |
Chairman Barney Frank is 100% behind us on this. My feeling is that most people on the committee don't care about this issue at all, and could be easily swayed, especially if Frank keeps bringing it up.
I might attend the hearing on Friday. Let's hope it goes well.
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Posted Wed Jun 06, 2007 11:19 pm GMT by General Sal
I wish I could be there to represent.
Posted Thu Jun 07, 2007 2:16 pm GMT by lwestatbus
I thought PPA had former US Senator D'Amato on board. Who better to represent us at this event? Why on EARTH are they trying to drum up whoever may be in the area to show up? Heck, if D'Amato or any of the other luminaries listed on the PPA board can't make it let's send General Sal. At least he cares.
Posted Thu Jun 07, 2007 9:09 pm GMT by khaosanroad
I thought Howard Lederer was also on the witness list?
Pastor Hogan is obviously a negative, his son robbed a bank to pay off gambling debts.
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