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Opposing iMEGA's Actions

iMEGA’s attempts to overthrow the influence of the UIGEA, a federal piece of legislation that blocks foreign online casinos and gambling groups, are worrying some of the UIGEA’s most ardent supporters. iMEGA’s case has made it all the way up through the courts and rulings at each stage of the appeals process have given validity to iMEGA’s actions and the organization’s attempts to neutralize the UIGEA through court mandates. Senators Jon Kyl and Orrin Hatch have both actively attempted to alter the court’s decision on the UIGEA with their sphere of influence within this issue. Lately, the focus has really centered on the internet sports betting industry rather than the online casinos as a result of several new US states looking to implement internet-based sports gambling measures.

There is a lot of legislation in the works right now as several states are now interested in boosting the amount of money coming into the state coffers by expanding both land and online casino gambling related activities. iMEGA has been really active in efforts to expand the US internet gambling and wagering restrictions at the federal level and Senator Kyl in particular has actively opposed all of iMEGA’s efforts at every stage of the game. Sen. Kyl is mostly responsible for the ethically questionable passage of the UIGEA nearly three years ago and he strongly blocked and rallied against any alterations to this law in the intervening time.

Kyl’s latest efforts to stop iMEGA’s actions include a letter to the US Attorney General, Eric Holder, about the need to uphold the federal legislation that limits and state licensed land and online casino sports betting operations. As there are several states now looking to expand state betting, and iMEGA is actively seeking repeal of the Federal law that prohibits the expansion of state betting, this might be one case that Sen. Kyl loses.