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The U.S. government may have won the first round in court against the Interactive Media Entertainment & Gaming Association (iMEGA), but that initial case was certainly not the final steps in this ongoing battle to minimize the effects of the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act (UIGEA – which effectively shut down foreign online casnos gambling operators). iMEGA went to court late last year against the U.S. government and unfortunately the presiding Judge largely dismissed the case, but did pass down a judgment on the situation. One of the largest “wins” for iMGEA in the Judge’s written statement was the validation that iMEGA has the right to challenge the policy enforcement of the U.S. online casinos gambling ban.

With validation from Judge Mary L. Cooper that iMEGA does have standing to challenge the online casinos gambling Act, the Association has announced it has filed a Notice of Appeal in the 3rd Circuit Court of Appeals in Philadelphia.

As for the Association’s standing, a recent press release that accompanied the announcement of the Appeal stated, "Many legal commentators—both supporters and naysayers—from the beginning viewed the question of iMEGA’s standing as an insurmountable barrier to moving forward. Well, we’ve crossed over that barrier, and now the government has to contend with iMEGA as fully and unquestionably empowered by the Court to assert our rights in the courts of the United States. The fact that the Federal courts have now recognized iMEGA as the champion of the Internet Gambling industry cannot be overstated."

The UIGEA and essential U.S. foreign online casinos gambling ban is under attack from multiple directions at this point, and the U.S. government could face some troubled times ahead in attempts to defend the effectiveness and even Constitutionality of the UIGEA. The upcoming iMEGA Appeal has the potential to really shed light on how the courts will deal with future online gambling related cases.