HR 2267 is finally moving along. It has been over a year since it was first introduced, but the bill is now out of committee and on it’s way to a vote.

The committee vote showed that support was not only significant but also bipartisan, meaning that it is likely to get the votes it needs in the House. The Senate isn’t expected to present much of a problem for the bill either, although here things are much more complicated. With a senate majority leader hailing from Nevada, we now have to look into what factors put the 2006 UIGEA ban on online gambling into place to begin with. While many lawmakers have chosen to take the moral stance, one which can be used to justify almost any restriction of freedoms, the real reason for the ban is money. Land based casino in the US, most notably those in Atlantic City and Nevada, feared competition from online casinos, the ease of playing at www.jackpotcity.com/uk/ had land based casino owners worried that all of their players might simply choose to stay home. This view is no longer very widely held, and pressure from land based casino owners has been eased considerably. That said, it is still going to be a factor for any lawmaker from Nevada, and this will not be an easy decision for him, assuming that the bill makes it to the Senate.