For far more than 200 years, the federal government has let the states decide what their public policy toward gambling will be. If Utah wants complete prohibition and Nevada wants commercial casinos, the federal government's role has been to either step aside, or, if asked, to assist the states in enforcing their laws. That relationship changed on October 13, 2006. On that date, President George W. Bush signed the SAFE Ports Act, which had the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act tacked on by an unethical politician, Bill Frist (R.-TN.), then Majority Leader of the U.S. Senate.
The impact of the UIGEA is well known. Now the question is, when will it be changed?
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