Legal Landscape

Jeg har ikke set en tråd omhandlende Cardplayers analyse af UIGEA, så da jeg så den her artikel, slog det mig, mest på grund af det hysteri der har været både af spillere, politikere, poker sites og ikke mindst journalister, de sidste 6 uger, at det dog er utroligt hvor lidt folk gider sætte sig ind i tingene. Mening mand(spillere) kan man forstå ikke gider beskæftige sig med at sætte sig grundigt ind i et stykke lov arbejde, her forventer man at journalisterne forarbejder materialet, så det bliver forståeligt for folket. Men når så de kære journalister sammen med politikerne ikke sætter sig ordentligt ind i hvad der forgår, så får man nogle ukritiske udtagelser fra en hvis herre fra Silkeborg i radio og tv avisen på DR.

Her er Cardrunners bud på hvad der kommer til at ske, og jeg vil godt lige på forhånd undskylde hvis artiklen allerede er blevet diskuteret:
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PUBLISHED: 44 DAYS AGO
Legal Landscape of Online Gaming Has Not Changed
Analysis From CardPlayer's Legal Counsel
Misleading news stories abound both online and in print regarding the passage of the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act. The completely incorrect interpretation states that the new bill essentially outlaws most forms of Internet gambling. The new bill absolutely does no such thing.
I have been analyzing legal issues for 25 years. I have gone to court thousands of times interpreting statutes and I have taught new lawyers the correct method by which a statute should be analyzed. For over 15 years I was part of a legal hotline where California attorneys would call me with a legal question. As this is my field of expertise, I am flabbergasted at the misinformation being perpetuated regarding the new bill.
The New Bill Does Not Make online poker Illegal
The new bill attempts to make it more difficult to get money into a site by forbidding US financial Institutions from funding the type of online gambling that the law has previously made illegal. The new bill does not make online gaming illegal where it was not illegal before. Let me say that again. The new bill does not make online gaming illegal. The bill merely speaks to the mechanism by which an online account is funded. I am going to spend some time in this article explaining the accuracy of my reasoning.
The Bill Constitutes Enforcement Legislation
First and most simplistically, the bill is called the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act. The operative word is enforcement. It is a bill whose goal is to enforce laws that already exist.
The bill begins in section 5361 by discussing congressional findings. In that section the bill states that Internet gambling is funded by credit cards, etc. Section 5361(a)(4) states in relevant part:
“New mechanisms for enforcing gambling laws on the Internet are necessary because traditional … mechanisms are often inadequate…”
The Bill Does Not Change Existing Gaming Law
Next, section 5361(b) specifically states that nothing in this new law shall be construed as “altering, limiting, or expanding any Federal or State law… prohibiting, permitting or regulating gambling within the US.” In other words, the language of the statute confirms that this new law does not change existing gaming law. It does not speak to the legality of online gaming. It only applies to the mechanism of funding any Internet gaming that has already been deemed to be illegal.
Even Senator Frist said about the bill, “Although we can't monitor every online gambler or regulate offshore gambling, we can police the financial institutions that disregard our laws.”
The Definition of Unlawful Internet Gambling
Of extreme importance in a statute is the definitional section that sets forth the parameters of a bill. The term “Unlawful Internet gambling” is given a definition. Section 5362(6) defi