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Not So Good for Online Casinos

The transcripts have been released for the confirmation hearing of the new US Attorney General – and just as has been previously reported, the outlook is a bit bleak for the online casinos and internet gambling companies hoping for an immediate change when the new Obama administration came into office. Eric Holder, the newly appointed Attorney General, spoke quite particularly about his intentions to uphold the UIGEA regulations during his time in office – the UIGEA regulations were passed through as a piece of midnight drop legislation in the ending weeks of former President Bush’s time in office. The online casino gambling industry has hopes that these highly controversial regulations will not be wholly enforced – but the Department of Justice at least now plans to continue implementation.

The Obama Administration has made some very controversial and often celebrated changes to already in the mere week he has been in office. Unfortunately though, with the state of the economy, the economic stimulus plan that is in development, and other major concerns, the issue of gambling at domestic and offshore online casinos has fallen to the wayside. With no hope of the gambling issue taking precedence for the President, many were looking for a bit of hope in the new Attorney General.

The transcripts from his confirmation hearing though, in which he was questioned by Senator Kyl (a long time adversary to the online casino gambling industry) indicated an outright and unquestionable support for the UIGEA. AG Holder is actually directly connected to some very strong anti-internet gambling groups in the US. Most pointedly, Holder supports initiatives launched by the NFL to keep internet casinos out of the States.