Skill Game Protection Act

To amend subchapter IV of chapter 53 of title 31, United States Code, and section 1084 of title 18 of such Code to clarify the applicability of such provisions to games of skill, and establish certain requirements with respect to such games, and for other purposes.

6/7/2007--Introduced.
Skill Game Protection Act - Amends federal criminal law to exempt from the prohibition against transmission of wagering information the operation or participation in poker, chess, bridge, mahjong or any other game where success is predominantly determined by a player's skill, to the extent that:
(1) the game provides for competition only between and among participants, and not against the person operating the game; and
(2) the operator is in compliance with federal regulations governing games of skill. Amends federal law governing monetary transactions to instruct the Secretary of the Treasury to prescribe regulations requiring each person who operates a game of skill on the Internet to maintain specified safeguards, including:
(1) that the individual participant depositing funds is 18 years of age or older;
(2) that the individual participant is physically located in a jurisdiction that does not bar participation in the particular Internet games of skill in which the individual participates; and
(3) that all taxes relating to Internet games of skill due to federal and state governments and to Indian tribes from individual participants are collected at the time of any payment of any proceeds of Internet games of skill.


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Sponsor

• Rep. Robert Wexler [D, FL-19]
• and 22 Co-Sponsors
  • Rep. Gary Ackerman [D, NY-5]
  • Rep. Robert Andrews [D, NJ-1]
  • Rep. Shelley Berkley [D, NV-1]
  • Rep. Michael Capuano [D, MA-8]
  • Rep. Steve Cohen [D, TN-9]
  • Rep. John Conyers [D, MI-14]
  • Rep. Eliot Engel [D, NY-17]
  • Rep. Alcee Hastings [D, FL-23]
  • Rep. Michael Honda [D, CA-15]
  • Rep. Steve Israel [D, NY-2]
  • Rep. John Larson [D, CT-1]
  • Rep. Connie Mack [R, FL-14]
  • Rep. James Moran [D, VA-8]
  • Rep. Jon Porter [R, NV-3]
  • Rep. Steven Rothman [D, NJ-9]
  • Rep. Timothy Ryan [D, OH-17]
  • Rep. Linda Sanchez [D, CA-39]
  • Rep. Peter Sessions [R, TX-32]
  • Rep. Bennie Thompson [D, MS-2]
  • Rep. Edolphus Towns [D, NY-10]
  • Rep. Anthony Weiner [D, NY-9]
  • Rep. Donald Young [R, AK-0]
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Committees

• House Financial Services
• 4 more
  • House Judiciary
  • House Energy and Commerce
  • House Energy and Commerce
  • House Judiciary
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Amendments

This bill has no amendments.

Amendments to H.R.2610

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June 07, 2007

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• Jul 16, 2007: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
• Jun 07, 2007: Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade and Consumer Protection.
• Jun 07, 2007: Referred to House Energy and Commerce
• Jun 07, 2007: Referred to House Judiciary
• Jun 07, 2007: Referred to House Financial Services
• Jun 07, 2007: Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, and Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
• Introduced on Jun 07, 2007.

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In the News

July 29, 2007 Online Poker: Wexler's Support Continues Growing

Wexler somewhat quietly offered up his HR 2610, the Skill Game Protection Act last month. His legislation looks to exempt games "where success is ...

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July 24, 2007 Wexler Reaffirms People Power

Wexler's Bill, House of Representatives (HR) 2610 or The Skill Game Protection Act, seeks an exception or 'carve out' for online poker as a game of skill ...

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July 23, 2007 Support for Online Poker Alliance Grows

... the Internet Gambling Regulation and Enforcement Act, and Congressman Robert Wexler's HR 2610, the Skill Games Protection Act,” said D’Amato.

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November 25, 2008 test title of my first page » how to make money

Robert Wexler (D-FL) introduced HR 2610, the Skill Game Protection Act, which would legalize Internet poker, bridge, chess, and other games of skill. Also on June 7, Rep. Jim McDermott (D-WA) introduced H.R. 2607, the Internet Gambling ...

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November 24, 2008 To play or not to play | AllinJac

Lastly, the “Skill Game Protection Act (H.R. 2610),” introduced by Rep. Robert Wexler (D-FL), would amend the Wire Act to exclude skill games such as chess, bridge, poker, and mah-jong from the activities labeled as unlawful internet ...

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November 23, 2008 “[T]o play, or not to play (legally): that is the question . . .”

Lastly, the “Skill Game Protection Act (HR 2610),” introduced by Rep. Robert Wexler (D-FL), would amend the Wire Act to exclude skill games such as chess, bridge, poker, and mah-jong from the activities labeled as unlawful internet ...

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