The online gaming industry had high spirits when Barney Frank, D-Massachusetts and Chair of the House Banking Committee, pushed a bill to legalize online casinos and poker rooms through his committee with bi-partisan support. Frank was an outspoken critic of the UIGEA (Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act), and was one of a handful of legislators that realized legal online gaming could provide additional tax revenues to the cash starved USA government.

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