Barney Frank

House Committee to Discuss Web Gambling Ban Repeal

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on December 2, 2009 - 11:33am.

Washington - The House Financial Services Committee will hold a hearing on Thursday to discuss Chairman Barney Frank's (D-Mass.) bill that would repeal the outright U.S. ban on Internet wagering, and instead permit licensed gambling operators and institute government regulations on the sector.

Rep. Frank Introduces Bills to Overturn Web Gambling Ban

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on May 6, 2009 - 11:18am.

Washington - U.S. Rep. Barney Frank (D-Mass.), Chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, on Wednesday introduced legislation to overturn the three-year-old ban on Internet gambling. "The government should not interfere with people's liberty unless there is a good reason," said Frank. "This is, I believe, the single biggest example of an intrusion into the principle that people should be free to do things on the Internet. It's clearly the case that gambling is an activity that can be done offline but not online."

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Bill to Overturn Web Gambling Ban Expected Next Week

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on April 28, 2009 - 11:27am.

Washington - Rep. Barney Frank (D-Mass.) said on Tuesday that he plans next week to introduce his bill that would overturn the U.S. ban on Internet gambling, Reuters reported. "We'll be introducing it next week and I plan to move on it," Frank told Reuters.

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Lawmaker to Push for Repeal of U.S. Web Gambling Ban

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on March 6, 2009 - 9:27am.

Washington - Rep. Barney Frank (D-Mass.), chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, this week reiterated his plans to introduce a bill that would repeal the U.S. ban on Internet gambling. "I'm going to be pushing it," Frank told reporters on Thursday, according to Reuters, after a spokesman for the lawmaker said in late February that a bill would be introduced within a month.

Report: U.S. Could Reap $52 Billion From Web Gambling Taxes

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on February 26, 2009 - 9:38am.

Washington - The U.S. could reap as much as $52 billion in revenue over the next ten years by lifting its ban on Internet gambling, according to a report conducted by PricewaterhouseCoopers for online payment services firm UC Group.

Lawmakers Seek Alteration of U.S. Ban on 'Net Gambling

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on November 20, 2007 - 9:47am.

Washington - In a letter to the U.S. Trade Representative sent on Monday, six lawmakers -- including House Financial Services Committee Chairman Barney Frank, and House Judiciary Committee Chairman John Conyers -- said the U.S. should consider altering its ban on Internet gambling instead of paying compensation to countries who say the U.S. is violating trade agreements, Reuters reported.

House Bill Would Allow Americans to Legally Gamble Online

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on April 26, 2007 - 10:52am.

Washington - Rep. Barney Frank (D-Mass.), chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, on Thursday introduced legislation intended to repeal the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act, which outlawed most forms of Internet gambling in the U.S.

Rep. Frank Considering Bill to Repeal Online Gambling Ban

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on March 16, 2007 - 10:48am.

Washington - Rep. Barney Frank (D-Mass.), chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, said on Thursday that he plans to provide more details in coming weeks on possible legislation that would overturn the U.S. Internet gambling ban, Reuters reported.