H.R.6870 - Payments System Protection Act of 2008

To ensure that implementation of proposed regulations under subchapter IV of chapter 53 of title 31, United States Code, does not cause harm to the payments system, and for other purposes. view all titles (3)

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  • Official: To ensure that implementation of proposed regulations under subchapter IV of chapter 53 of title 31, United States Code, does not cause harm to the payments system, and for other purposes. as introduced.
  • Popular: Payments System Protection Act of 2008 as introduced.
  • Short: Payments System Protection Act of 2008 as introduced.

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11/05/08
Friends of Online Poker Re-Elected in US

More recently, Frank introduced HR 6870, the Payments System Protection Act. HR 6870 was approved by the House Financial Services Committee, of which Frank is its Chair, but has not yet been discussed on the House floor. ...

11/05/08
Obama’s Impact on Online Poker

Just before the end of the 2008 congressional Session, the second revision of Barney Frank‘s bill, HR 6870 – the Payment Systems Protection Act – finally made its way past the House Financial Services Committee. HR 6870 seeks to clarify ...

11/03/08
Before you vote...PLEASE READ!! (then vote) - Floppin' Aces - al.com

Bob Goodlatte's online gaming prohibition bill), opposed the HR 5767 and/or HR 6870, or otherwise against Internet poker]. F-: Leader of efforts against our poker player rights. Now, here's the list of Alabama representatives and how ...

10/31/08
US Government Files Brief in iMEGA Appeals Case

The Payments System Protection Act (HR 6870) and an accompanying amendment require that a list of activities be developed, including what is and is not legal under the law to make the UIGEA’s enforcement by the financial services ...

10/27/08
Public sector lotteries set to make move into online gaming activities

Barney Frank, D-Mass, recently put forward the Payments System Protection Act (HR 6870). He and other opponents of the older legislation, the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act of 2006, maintain that online gambling can’t be ...

10/26/08
Sports Leagues Win Online Casino Lose

There has been a lot of news lately about HR 6870. You may not recognize that particular bill that comes out of the House Financial Services Committee, but you have definitely heard of it under either the name Payments Services ...

10/24/08
Public sector lotteries moving into online gaming activities

Barney Frank, D-Mass, recently put forward the Payments System Protection Act (HR 6870). He and other opponents of the older legislation, the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act of 2006, maintain that online gambling can’t be ...

10/16/08
Got this via e-mail

Good news, your congressional representative Bill Foster was a key vote in support of HR 6870, a bill to protect your right to play the great game of poker at the time and place of your choice. With the help of Representative Foster, ...

10/16/08
Online Gamblers!!! Help us Vote in Favor of HR 6870

The Payment Systems Protection Act, HR 6870, recently passed out of Committee by a healthy, bipartisan vote of 30-19. While there is still much work ahead of us, this was an important step and it shows we are making progress. ...

10/16/08
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10/15/08
Krazy Kanuck Joins Reefer Poker - Winning Streak

... be happy about as the House Financial Services Committee wrapped up Tuesdays meetings. The meetings ended on a positive note as Barney Frank’ s Payments Systems Protection Act, HR 6870, was approved by a 30- 19 vo. ...

10/14/08
Castle Technologies Inc. Eyes Significant Market Change as HR 6870 ...

SILVERDALE, Wash., Oct. 14, 2008 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Castle Technologies, Inc. (Pink Sheets:CSTL) announced that the recent introduction of House Resolution 6870, the Payments System Protection Act of 2008, would have a profound ...

10/12/08
Online Bingo and the US Law for Gaming

A major campaigner against the law has always been Barney Frank who only last week managed to push through HR 6870 - the Payments System Protection Act which calls for the suspension of the UIGEA. Congressman Frank wishes to see the ...

10/12/08
Menendez Introduces Internet Skill Game Licensing and Control Act

The introduction of S. 3616 follows a latest bipartisan victory in the House fiscal army group where legislation, H.R. 6870, was accepted requiring clarification of the unclear definition of "illegal Internet betting" enclosed in the ...

10/08/08
Online Bingo and the US Law for Gaming.

A major campaigner against the law has always been Barney Frank who only last week managed to push through HR 6870 - the Payments System Protection Act which calls for the suspension of the UIGEA. Congressman Frank wishes to see the ...

10/07/08
Proposed Legislation to Repeal Unlawful Internet Gambling ...

On September 16, HR 6870, the Payment System Protection Act, passed out of the House Financial Services Committee by a vote of 30-19. This bill prevents enforcement of pending regulations for Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act ...

10/04/08
Gambling Watch Global » The National Coalition Against Legalized ...

Though he failed earlier this year, a new version of his gambling expansion bill (HR 6870) swept through committee in the furor of last weeks economic panic and could easily be attached to other legislation and passed in the few ...

10/04/08
ONLINE CASINO HR 6870 BILL DELAYED UNTIL NEXT YEAR - 10-04-08

October 4 - Barney Frank’s calculate that is meant to explain the message of the UIGEA, module exclusive be heard by the senate incoming year. The HR 6870 calculate could speech the demise of the hugely unpopular internet recreation ...

10/04/08
Online Casino HR 6870 Bill Delayed Until Next Year - 10-04-08

October 4 - Barney Frank's bill that is meant to clarify the meaning of the UIGEA, will only be heard by the Senate next year. The HR 6870 bill could spell the demise of the hugely unpopular internet gambling edict.

10/01/08
Senate bill proposes licensing Internet poker

Just last month, Frank introduced HR 6870, which takes aim at the vague language of the UIGEA, and saw it pass - with bipartisan support - through committee. Wexler's bill, HR 2610, like the Senate bill, addresses the issue of the ...

10/01/08
S. 3616 Bill Introduced by Senator Robert Menendez

3616 follows a recent bipartisan victory in the House Financial Services Committee where legislation, HR 6870, was passed requiring clarification of the vague definition of “unlawful Internet gambling” contained in the 2006 Unlawful ...

10/01/08
Poker Players Alliance Praises Robert Menendez Bill | Gambling911.com

The introduction of S. 3616 follows a recent bipartisan victory in the House Financial Services Committee where legislation, H.R. 6870, was passed requiring clarification of the vague definition of "unlawful Internet gambling" contained ...

09/29/08
Poker Odds…and Ends

Barney Frank to do something with HR 6870 after it recently passed in the House Financial Services Committee, there are a few other poker news nuggets to pass on. ~Without so much as a press release to announce it, it seems that ...

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09/29/08
Poker Odds…and Ends

While the poker community focuses a great deal of attention on the Kentucky governor's attempt at censorship and the potential for Rep. Barney Frank to do something with HR 6870 after it recently passed in the House Financial Services ...

09/28/08
Offshore Gambling

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09/25/08
Online Gambling Bill Consideration Delayed by Financial Crisis

HR 6870, Barney Frank's Internet casino bill limiting the application of the UIGEA, may not have a chance to be voted on by Congress before the end of the session Friday.

Source: Casino News
09/25/08
Kentucky Internet Gambling Hearing Postponed Until Friday

At the Federal level, HR 6870, the Payments System Protection Act, was successfully passed out of the House Financial Services Committee last Tuesday. The 2008 Congressional session is slated to end on Friday; however, ...

09/25/08
barney frank - Barney FrankÂ’s HR 6870 passes Committee vote

Barney Frank's HR 6870 passes Committee vote. Since the implementation of the UIGEA in 2006, Congressman Barney Frank has done what ever is possible to stop the progress of the enforcement bill and to clarify its specific purpose by ...

09/24/08
azdaveyboy - Great time to sneak in a bill?

"The Poker Players Alliance is praising Congressman Barney Frank (D-Mass) and his HR 6870, the Payment Systems Protection Act, which is designed to remove a considerable amount of stress the banking industry will have to endure thanks ...

09/24/08
First Step for HR 6870, the Payments System Protection Act of 2008

The Payments System Protection Act of 2008 (HR 6870) has made it through the initial committee consideration and markup phase and thus remains on th.

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