WSOP Speech

Representative Barney Frank recently spoke to a room of poker players at the World Series of Poker. The work that Barney Frank is doing in Washington does effect these players because a majority of the people in that room play and practice poker at online casinos. That right to play online at the online casino of their choice has been taken away from them due to the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act that was passed in 2006 and therefore made it pretty much impossible for online casinos and their players to be able to partake at internet gambling sites in the United States. Frank told all of the people that were present at the meeting at the World Series of Poker that his plan is to have the UIGEA repealed by the end of next year.

The message that he sent to these players was a strong one but it was also one that was filled with hope. He revealed to players that the hope is to have regulations for online casinos put into place by the end of the year. The only thing is that there are more pressing issues that the United States government has to take care of before they tackle the beast that is the online casino industry. Frank was definitely the guest of honor at the WSOP event and he said that due to the recession there is a bit of a hault on the legislation process but the support that he has received would make the Bill hard to stop. The general feel in the room was that the Representative and his team are doing everything that they can to bring Americans the right to choose whether or not they want to gamble at an online casino or internet gambling site.