Here's what's happening folks: H.R. 5767 (which prevent UIGEA regulations from being implemented) is going into markup Tuesday in the House Financial Services Committee which is chaired by Rep. Barney Frank -- a definitively pro online gambling legislator. A markup session is part of the legislative process in the Congress, and in many state legislatures in the U.S. What it does is it gives everyone in the committee a chance to debate a bill, debate and offer amendments, and ultimately report the bill to the full House. And that's the key here. Most bills are not brought into markup unless the chair believes/knows that Committee will vote favorably on it. In addition, any amendments that are agreed to in Committee do not change the text. These are simply amendments that they're suggesting the full House should adopt. In essence, this is the next step in the legislative process for this bill. And it's a very good step because Frank clearly thinks he has the votes to win (at least in Committee).
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