63: The Number of Co-Sponsors for Barney Frank Poker Bill

Rep. Anthony D. Weiner, who represents New York's 9th District, has became the sixty-third co-sponsor of the Frank Bill which seeks to legalize online poker.

Legislation aimed at reversing a three-year-old ban on Americans placing online bets was introduced last May by U.S. House Financial Services Committee Chairman Frank.

Frank said the bill would give the U.S. Treasury Department the authority to establish regulations and license Internet gambling operators.

Banks are required to stop known online gambling transactions beginning December 1 as part of new regulations.

In the past, Weiner has sponsored bills to move foreign fashion models into a less-competitive visa category and he is a big advocate of a National Healthcare system.  Weiner was a one-time roommate of the Daily Show's Jon Stewart.

Jagajeet Chiba, Gambling911.com 

Submitted by Jagajeet Chiba on Wed, 11/18/2009 - 22:59
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Support for the Frank Bill

Thu, 11/19/2009 - 19:50 — Guest
The US Congress is going slow on the new Frank Bill because the internet gambling industry is going through their suffering for Jesus in order to be more trustworthy. This is how things work in God's eyes. The US is acting as the bad cop. The UK is the established good cop, because they have already legalized internet gambling. The suffering thing is how Christians grow in God's word. The ultimate goal of US Congress, for this industry, is the obeying of strict player protection rules.