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UIGEA Still Sparks Protest

Though the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act has been enforced since it was enacted last October, some groups are still lobbying against the UIGEA eight months later. And some may be surprised that it is not just the online casinos protesting the UIGEA. Other groups in fact are contesting the United States’ newest anti- onlint casino legislation on the grounds that it violates the freedoms of U.S. citizens. In particular, the Interactive Media Entertainment & Gaming Association (iMEGA) is beginning to take action against those in the U.S. government who are enforcing the UIGEA.

iMEGA has begun court proceedings that specifically target the FTC (Federal Trade Commission), the Federal Reserve System, and U.S. Attorney General Alberto Gonzales who is currently responsible for overseeing some of the new regulations that are apart of this anti-online casino legislation.

iMEGA is a newer group, their Web site is not currently up (just a placeholder is available). But the group is making waves in Washington, and goes so far as to describe the group as “a voice of reason in Washington and around the world for the fair, equitable, and rational governance of interactive Internet commerce and communications.” Right now the group is specifically concerned with pursuing the right of Americans to gamble at online casinos from the privacy of their own home if they choose.

An attorney for iMEGA, Eric M. Bernstein, made the following comment in a statement released by the company. “The purpose of the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act is to prevent Americans from engaging in their fundamental rights to conduct their lives in the manner they wish to live it - to be free from the government imposing public morality in the privacy of one's home.”

Though court proceedings could take months and years before having any real effect on the online casino legislation, iMEGA is determined to continue until the UIGEA is no longer a concern for U.S. citizens.