Bipartisan Online Casino Controls
Just about the best news to come out of the US right now is the launch of a new
bill that has bipartisan support right from the get-go. Barney Frank is the most
prominent of the politicians supporting the licensing of online casinos and yet
he has had trouble truly rustling up the support that IGREA will need to pass
into law. The newest initiative though could proved a strong rational for
eventually passing IGREA. The newest bill on Congressional Hill, S3018 or rather
the Bipartisan Tax Fairness and Simplification Act of 2010 is a bipartisan
effort between Senators Judd Gregg (Rep) and Ron Wyden (Dem); they have teamed
up to offer a comprehensive piece of legislation that handles the back end of
coding and handling the tax issues on processing legalized and regulating online
casino transactions.
This bill, if passed, will open up the door for other politicians to earmark
some of the planned and proposed online casino gambling funds into their budgets
and allocate what those hundreds of millions would go toward. The really
refreshing part about the whole situation is the fact that this joint effort has
a lot more chance of passing since it has bipartisan backing from inception.
Barney Frank has bipartisan support for his bill to license and regulate the
online casinos, but the Republican support is weak and it is definitely regarded
as a bill initiative led by the Democrats.
The new Bipartisan Tax Fairness and Simplification Act of 2010 has the support
of all of the key players in the US online casino gambling industry. The Poker
Players Alliance (PPA) and the Safe and Secure Internet Gambling Initiative have
both voiced support for the new tax effort and a hope that by passing the needed
tax legislation for the gambling industry the regulations and licensing will be
the rapid next step. |