Internet Gambling bill HR 2267 reaches 70 co-sponsors

Internet Gambling bill HR 2267 reaches 70 co-sponsors

Wednesday, 4 August 2010

The same week that the HR 2267 bill struck a blow for online poker by passing the House vote, the bill saw its 70th co-sponsor in the shape of John Campbell. Last week a two-part markup session saw eighteen amendments made to HR 2267, including several contributions from Campbell with regards to consumer protection.

Campbell was concerned with a number of things – he supports the idea of online gamblers being able to set a loss limit, see the odds of winning (OnGame was way ahead with all-in odds) and select which RNG to use when they play – like that’ll make a difference to the fish.


“When you take all of this together, many of the objections put forth to this bill should be handled by this amendment,” said Campbell. “We have a number of consumer protections that do not currently exist online.” “When you take all of this together, many of the objections put forth to this bill should be handled by this amendment. We have a number of consumer protections that do not currently exist online.”


Despite this, objections were made to Campbell’s changes, and none from a more prominent figure than iMEGA Chairman Joe Brennan, who said: “Campbell’s amendment puts all of the costs of prevention on the operators. It essentially liberates individuals from personal responsibility and casts the industry as nothing but a harbinger of doom for people who are powerless. I can understand that people want to put protections in place, but you’re talking about upping the ante. How many operators will be able to afford that?”


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