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-The '''Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act''' (abbreviated '''UIGEA''') is a 2006 United States federal law that brought regulations to online gambling transactions. The bill lead to many [[offshore betting site]]s withdrawing from the US market.
+The '''Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act''' (abbreviated '''UIGEA''') is a 2006 United States federal law that brought regulations to online gambling transactions. The bill prohibits US financial institutions from knowingly accepting and processing payments from online gambling businesses that are considered illegal under federal law. The bill lead to many [[offshore betting site]]s withdrawing from the US market. The Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act is controversial due to the manner in which it was passed through Congress.
 == History ==
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 === 2005: House of Representatives ===
-On November 18, 2005 representative Jim Leach of Iowa introduced the Internet Gambling Prohibition and Gambling Enforcement Act.<ref name="leach">[https://www.congress.gov/bill/109th-congress/house-bill/4411/text "H.R.4411 - Internet Gambling Prohibition and Enforcement Act"], ''Congress.gov'. November 18, 2005. Retrieved on 2020-02-16</ref> It's purpose was to prevent various payment methods from being used for unlawful online gambling.<ref name="leach" /> Leach's proposed bill redefined terms of the 1961 [[Federal Wire Act]]. A ''bet'' was now defined as any game subject to chance, and a ''communication facility'' includes transmissions over wired and mobile networks.
+On November 18, 2005 representative Jim Leach of Iowa introduced the Internet Gambling Prohibition and Gambling Enforcement Act.<ref name="leach">[https://www.congress.gov/bill/109th-congress/house-bill/4411/text "H.R.4411 - Internet Gambling Prohibition and Enforcement Act"], ''Congress.gov'. November 18, 2005. Retrieved on 2020-02-16</ref> It's purpose was to prevent various payment methods from being used for unlawful online gambling.<ref name="leach" /> Leach's proposed bill redefined terms of the 1961 [[Federal Wire Act]]. A ''bet'' was now defined as any game subject to chance, and a ''communication facility'' includes transmissions over wired and mobile networks. These changes were made in order to include online poker in the scope of the bill.
-Representative Shelley Berkley of Nevada attempted to amend the bill by expanding it's reach to include online schemes classified as ''games of skill''. Berkley's amendment failed by a vote of 114 - 297.<ref name="berk">[https://www.congress.gov/bill/109th-congress/house-bill/4411/amendments?searchResultViewType=expanded&KWICView=false "Amendments: H.R.4411 — 109th Congress (2005-2006)"], ''Congress.gov'. July 11, 2006. Retrieved on 2020-02-16</ref> The Internet Gambling Prohibition and Gambling Enforcement Act is passed by the House of Representatives on July 11, 2006.
+Representative Shelley Berkley of Nevada attempted to amend the bill by expanding it's reach to include online schemes classified as ''games of skill''. Berkley's amendment failed by a vote of 114-297.<ref name="berk">[https://www.congress.gov/bill/109th-congress/house-bill/4411/amendments?searchResultViewType=expanded&KWICView=false "Amendments: H.R.4411 — 109th Congress (2005-2006)"], ''Congress.gov'. July 11, 2006. Retrieved on 2020-02-16</ref> The Internet Gambling Prohibition and Gambling Enforcement Act was passed by the House of Representatives on July 11, 2006.
 === 2006: Senate ===
-The Internet Gambling Prohibition and Gambling Enforcement Act stalled in the Senate. Proponents of the bill decided to cut it down and tack it on to the end of unrelated legislation. This was highly controversial as the majority of Congress did not read the final language. The gambling legislation was added to the end of the SAFE Port Act which provided counter terrorism funding. The law passed the Senate on September 30, 2006 on the last session of Congress before the mid-term elections.
+The Internet Gambling Prohibition and Gambling Enforcement Act stalled in the Senate. Proponents of the bill decided to cut it down and tack it on to the end of unrelated legislation. It was added to the SAFE Port Act; which was viewed as a must-pass bill that provided counter terrorism funding. The law passed the Senate on September 30, 2006 on the last session of Congress before the mid-term elections. The majority of Congressmen did not have an opportunity to read the final language of the proposed gambling legislation.
-President George W. Bush signed the SAFE Port Act into law on October 13, 2006.
+President George W. Bush signed the SAFE Port Act (and thus the UIGEA) into law on October 13, 2006.
-=== 2009: Internet Gambling Prohibition and Gambling Enforcement Act ===
+=== 2009: Internet Gambling Regulation, Consumer Protection and Enforcement Act ===
-On May 5, 2009 representative Barney Frank proposed legislation to repeal the Internet Gambling Prohibition and Gambling Enforcement Act. His bill titled Internet Gambling Regulation, Consumer Protection, and Enforcement Act would exempt licensed US-based gambling companies from the UIGEA.
+On May 5, 2009 representative Barney Frank proposed legislation to repeal the Internet Gambling Prohibition and Gambling Enforcement Act.<ref name="frank">[https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-111hr2267ih/html/BILLS-111hr2267ih.htm "Congressional Bills 111th Congress"], ''111th CONGRESS''. May 6, 2009. Retrieved on 2020-02-17</ref> His bill titled [[Internet Gambling Regulation, Consumer Protection, and Enforcement Act]] would allow online gambling businesses to apply for licenses to operate legally subject to strict federal regulations:
 == UIGEA ==
-The Internet Gambling Prohibition and Gambling Enforcement Act was signed into law on October 13, 2006. The Act targeted U.S. banks that were doing business with offshore betting sites. The UIGEA prohibits gambling sites from restricted transactions; which occurs when they knowingly accept payments from another individual for an online wager.
+The Internet Gambling Prohibition and Gambling Enforcement Act was signed into law on October 13, 2006. The bill prohibits U.S. financial institutions from knowingly accepting and processing payments from unlawful gambling sites. Title 31 of the U.S. Code ''Subchapter IV - Prohibition on Funding of Unlawful Internet Gambling'' sections 5361 to 5367 outline the details of the Act.
 === Congressional findings ===
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 Congress believed that current gambling legislation was not adequate in the Internet era. Online betting frequently crossed national and state borders. In 1999 the National Gambling Impact Study Commission recommended legislation that would prohibit wire transfers to online betting sites and their associated banks.<ref name="cornell">[https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/31/5363 "PROHIBITION ON FUNDING OF UNLAWFUL INTERNET GAMBLING"], ''Cornell Law''. June 3, 2019. Retrieved on 2020-02-13</ref>
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+<blockquote>New mechanisms for enforcing gambling laws on the Internet are necessary because traditional law enforcement mechanisms are often inadequate for enforcing gambling prohibitions or regulations on the Internet, especially where such gambling crosses State or national borders.<ref name="cornell" /></blockquote>
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 Congress believed that current gambling legislation was not adequate in the Internet era. Online betting frequently crossed national and state borders. In 1999 the National Gambling Impact Study Commission recommended legislation that would prohibit wire transfers to online betting sites and their associated banks.<ref name="cornell">[https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/31/5363 "PROHIBITION ON FUNDING OF UNLAWFUL INTERNET GAMBLING"], ''Cornell Law''. June 3, 2019. Retrieved on 2020-02-13</ref>
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 === Congressional findings ===
-Congress believed that current gambling legislation was not adequate in the Internet era. Online betting frequently crossed national and state borders. In 1999 the National Gambling Impact Study Commission recommended legislation that would prohibit wire transfers to online betting sites and their associated banks.
+Congress believed that current gambling legislation was not adequate in the Internet era. Online betting frequently crossed national and state borders. In 1999 the National Gambling Impact Study Commission recommended legislation that would prohibit wire transfers to online betting sites and their associated banks.<ref name="cornell">[https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/31/5363 "PROHIBITION ON FUNDING OF UNLAWFUL INTERNET GAMBLING"], ''Cornell Law''. June 3, 2019. Retrieved on 2020-02-13</ref>
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 On November 18, 2005 representative Jim Leach of Iowa introduced the Internet Gambling Prohibition and Gambling Enforcement Act.<ref name="leach">[https://www.congress.gov/bill/109th-congress/house-bill/4411/text "H.R.4411 - Internet Gambling Prohibition and Enforcement Act"], ''Congress.gov'. November 18, 2005. Retrieved on 2020-02-16</ref> It's purpose was to prevent various payment methods from being used for unlawful online gambling.<ref name="leach" /> Leach's proposed bill redefined terms of the 1961 [[Federal Wire Act]]. A ''bet'' was now defined as any game subject to chance, and a ''communication facility'' includes transmissions over wired and mobile networks.
-Representative Shelley Berkley of Nevada attempted to amend the bill by expanding it's reach to include online schemes classified as ''games of skill''. Berkley's amendment fails by a vote of 114 - 297.<ref name="berk">[https://www.congress.gov/bill/109th-congress/house-bill/4411/amendments?searchResultViewType=expanded&KWICView=false "Amendments: H.R.4411 — 109th Congress (2005-2006)"], ''Congress.gov'. July 11, 2006. Retrieved on 2020-02-16</ref> The Internet Gambling Prohibition and Gambling Enforcement Act is passed by the House of Representatives on July 11, 2006.
+Representative Shelley Berkley of Nevada attempted to amend the bill by expanding it's reach to include online schemes classified as ''games of skill''. Berkley's amendment failed by a vote of 114 - 297.<ref name="berk">[https://www.congress.gov/bill/109th-congress/house-bill/4411/amendments?searchResultViewType=expanded&KWICView=false "Amendments: H.R.4411 — 109th Congress (2005-2006)"], ''Congress.gov'. July 11, 2006. Retrieved on 2020-02-16</ref> The Internet Gambling Prohibition and Gambling Enforcement Act is passed by the House of Representatives on July 11, 2006.
 === 2006: Senate ===

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-The '''Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act''' (abbreviated '''UIGEA''') is a 2006 United States federal law that brought regulations to transactions involved with online gambling.
+The '''Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act''' (abbreviated '''UIGEA''') is a 2006 United States federal law that brought regulations to online gambling transactions. The bill lead to many [[offshore betting site]]s withdrawing from the US market.
 == UIGEA ==
 === Congressional findings ===
-<ref name="cornell">[https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/31/5363 "PROHIBITION ON FUNDING OF UNLAWFUL INTERNET GAMBLING"], ''Cornell Law''. June 3, 2019. Retrieved on 2020-02-13</ref>
+Congress believed that current gambling legislation was not adequate in the Internet era. Online betting frequently crossed national and state borders. In 1999 the National Gambling Impact Study Commission recommended legislation that would prohibit wire transfers to online betting sites and their associated banks.
 == References ==
 <references />

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		+	<ref name="cornell">[https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/31/5363 "PROHIBITION ON FUNDING OF UNLAWFUL INTERNET GAMBLING"], ''Cornell Law''. June 3, 2019. Retrieved on 2020-02-13</ref>
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