Newsweek runs online gambling post

[The Buzz]

Newsweek has posted an article on online gambling this morning, which is fitting considering the Dec. 1 deadline for UIGEA implementation is fast approaching.

Much of what is written has been discussed in other places, but this article does link to two interesting documents:

Those who support Internet gambling, led by House Financial Services Committee Chairman Barney Frank, are making a final plea to the Treasury Department and Federal Reserve to push back the law for one year, giving them time to repeal it. In response, Sen. John Kyl and Rep. Spencer Bachus wrote a letter to Timothy Geithner and Ben Bernanke urging them to enforce the Dec. 1 deadline. The Treasury and Fed have yet to make a decision, according to a Federal Reserve official.

The blog piece can be read below:

http://blog.newsweek.com/blogs/thega...-gamblers.aspx

[bbonline]

Online poker could be legalized through the courts on the argument that the Wire Act doesn't apply to poker.

How about the other type of casino games that has a resemblance with poker? Did they show up their list of not's in terms of casino games?