IGREA - Frank's Next Move (Update)

Published: Wednesday, June 13, 2007 Online-Casinos.com

FRANK'S NEXT MOVE (Update)

Public support necessary for IGREA success says press officer


With the excitement and media coverage of last Friday's generally positive hearings on Internet gambling out of the way (at least for now) the question on many lips is what Congressman Barney Frank's next move will be. His first foray into widely publicising his bill HR2046 Internet Gambling Regulation and Enforcement Act has clearly been a success but where does it go from here?

The Congressman is an experienced and savvy politician who has already attracted 22 fellow politicians to sponsor his bill, some of whom initially voted for the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement bill which Frank seeks to replace by licensing, regulating and taxing online gambling. And the American Gaming Association has recognised the value of thoroughly examining all aspects of regulation and hinted that further hearings and an independent research study could be useful.

Frank is playing his cards close to his chest, saying only that he will continue to promote the bill and gather further political support for it before presenting it for debate and vote on the House floor.

This week his press aide Steve Adamske reiterated the Congressman's tactics and again emphasised Frank's view that the legislation's chances of moving forward will be significantly improved if enough American voters contact their Congressional representatives to draw attention to HR2046 and let them know they would like to see the bill pass.

"The success of this legislation all depends on people out there in America contacting their members of Congress to increase support for this," Adamske said. "The more support we have, the better off we will be."

Detailed contact details listed by state and representative for all members of Congress are available from online gambling information portals like Casinomeister.com.