So much for the short-lived optimism (of some) surrounding the possibility of Senator Reid proposing online poker legislation. Sen. Reid announced today that he will not be offering legislation to legalize online poker during the lame duck session of Congress. The worst part for poker enthusiasts is that many of poker’s Congressional opponents, such as Spencer Bachus of the Financial Services Committee, Dave Camp of the Ways and Means Committee, and Lamar Smith of the Judiciary Committee, are the ranking members of those respective committees. That means they will be those committee’s chairs next year, and in prime position to blunt any attempt to repeal the UIGEA. You may go back to bashing Congress now.
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