The tireless work of Rep. Barney Frank and the Poker Players Alliance finally made some progress Wednesday as HR 2267, the Internet Gambling Regulation, Consumer Protection, and Enforcement Act , passed the House Financial Services Committee by a vote of 41-22. The result can be viewed as a small but important victory for the poker community, on a battle that has been fought over and over again on Capitol Hill over the past few years. The bill, which could ultimately lead to the legality and regulation of online poker in the States, will now be sent to the House of Representatives for more amendments and a majority vote. Should the bill get the majority vote from the House of Representatives, it would then be passed along to the Senate for another majority vote, before being signed into law by the President. Wednesday’s win was just the first of many in order to regulate online poker in the United States, but the PPA was very encouraged by the result.
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Poker Players Alliance Reacts to Passage of HR 2267
