Safe and Secure Internet Gambling Initiative Calls for Kentucky ... - IT News Online

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Jeffrey Sandman, spokesperson for the Safe and Secure Internet Gambling Initiative, today issued the following statement in regards to the attempt by Kentucky Governor Steve Beshar to prohibit Internet gambling through the seizure of Internet gambling domain names.

The Internet Gambling Regulation and Enforcement Act of 2007 (H.R. 2046), introduced last year by Rep. Barney Frank (D-MA), would establish an enforcement framework for licensed gambling operators to accept bets and wagers from individuals in the U.S. It includes a number of built-in consumer protections, including safeguards against compulsive and underage gambling, money laundering, fraud and identity theft.

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