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 Chairman
of the House
Democratic Policy
Committee Endorses
U.S. Regulation of
Internet Gambling
(Washington, D.C.
February 28, 2008)
Congressman George
Miller (D-CA),
chairman of the
House Democratic
Policy Committee and
the House Education
and Labor Committee,
has signed on as a
co-sponsor of the
Internet Gambling
Regulation and
Enforcement Act. The
legislation,
introduced last year
by Congressman
Barney Frank (D-MA),
would allow licensed
operators to provide
Internet gambling
services in the
United States.
As a member of the
Democratic
Leadership and
chairman of the
House Democratic
Policy Committee,
Congressman Miller
is responsible for
helping Democrats to
develop and
articulate a wide
range of policies of
benefit to all
Americans. He has a
long record of
important
legislative
achievements and is
a leading advocate
in Congress on
education, labor,
the economy, and the
environment.
The endorsement of
this key legislation
by Congressman
Miller, one of the
most influential
leaders on Capitol
Hill, further
demonstrates the
growing support for
regulated Internet
gambling, said
Jeffrey Sandman,
spokesperson for the
Safe and Secure
Internet Gambling
Initiative. We
expect continuing
momentum in Congress
as more people
realize that the
current approach to
prohibit Internet
gambling is a
failure. Rather than
leave consumers
vulnerable in an
underground,
uncontrolled
marketplace,
regulation of
Internet gambling
would protect
consumers and
generate billions in
revenue needed for
critical government
programs.
The Internet
Gambling Regulation
and Enforcement Act
(H.R. 2046) and the
Internet Gambling
Regulation and Tax
Enforcement Act
(H.R. 2607), a
companion bill
introduced by
Representative Jim
McDermott (D-WA),
would regulate and
tax Internet
gambling activity.
Under the proposed
legislation, each
Internet gambling
operator would be
licensed by the
Financial Crimes
Enforcement Network
(FinCEN) and
required to ensure
that the individual
placing the bet or
wager is physically
located in a
jurisdiction that
permits a particular
form of Internet
gambling. The
legislation would
reinforce the rights
of States to control
what, if any, level
of Internet gambling
was permissible
within their
borders, including
the ability to apply
additional taxes,
and to ensure that
appropriate consumer
protections and
limitations were in
place.
According to a tax
revenue analysis
prepared by
PricewaterhouseCoopers,
taxation of Internet
gambling is expected
to generate between
$8.7 billion to
$42.8 billion in
federal revenues
over its first ten
years.
About Safe and
Secure Internet
Gambling Initiative
The Safe and Secure
Internet Gambling
Initiative promotes
the freedom of
individuals to
gamble online with
the proper
safeguards to
protect consumers
and ensure the
integrity of
financial
transactions. For
more information on
the Initiative,
please visit
www.safeandsecureig.org.
The Web site
provides a means by
which individuals
can register support
for regulated
Internet gambling
with their elected
representatives.
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