Prohibition = Failure

Support H.R. 2267 and protect kids, problem gamblers and consumers
Internet Gambling/Poker Today
• Millions of Americans gamble and play poker on the Internet every month. There are an
estimated 10 to 12 million Americans with online poker accounts.
• All of these Americans play on websites based offshore; some from highly-regulated
jurisdictions and some from jurisdictions with lax regulatory oversight.
• Notwithstanding federal, and in rare cases state, laws that seek to prohibit the activity
the Internet gaming market continues to grow in the U.S. and more and more countries
throughout the world are seeking to regulate it.

The UIGEA Today

• On June 1, 2010, the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act (UIGEA) took full
affect; which means that U.S. financial institutions must have policy and procedures in
place to block “unlawful internet gambling” transactions.
• The banking community has testified numerous times that the UIGEA is burdensome,
complicated and despite their best efforts, unenforceable.
• Various popular Internet tracking sites monitor the number of people playing for money
on websites, the vast majority of whom are Americans; these trackers shows no
decrease in the last year or the last two months.
• So in reality, the UIGEA has not had any meaningful effect on the Internet gaming
marketplace, but has been a costly compliance process for U.S. financial institutions.

Current Law ≠ Consumer Protec"ons

• The UIGEA does not stop a single child from accessing an online gaming site.
• The UIGEA does not provide protections or services for problem gamblers.
• The UIGEA does not provide any oversight so that adult consumers don’t get cheated by
rouge website operators.
• The UIGEA doesn’t protect consumers because it regulates the banks and fails to
regulate those offering the games.

H.R. 2267 & Campbell Amdt. = Consumer Protections

• H.R. 2267 mandates that anyone who offers Internet gaming and poker in the U.S. must
comply with strict regulatory safeguards.
• H.R. 2267 ensures that Internet gaming websites and key employees are thoroughly
vetted for suitability before they are granted a license to operate.
 • H.R. 2267 & the Campbell amdt. mandate implementation of technologies to protect
against underage gambling and to monitor and detect individuals with excessive gaming
habits.
• H.R. 2267 and the Campbell amdt. set high standards to thwart consumer fraud, strict
regulations to prevent money laundering; and, processes to prevent tax avoidance.
• H.R. 2267 & the Campbell amdt. makes the UIGEA clearer and more effective by
defining “unlawful Internet gambling” and requires the regulators to publish a list of
businesses that U.S. financial institutions should not transfer money. This OFAC-style
list is exactly what the banking community and pro-consumer family groups have asked
for in the past.

What is better? Current law or H.R. 2267

• Will Americans gamble on offshore sites, or on sites based in America?
• Will Internet gaming create jobs in foreign countries, or in the United States?
• Will Congress impose consumer protections on the Internet gambling industry --
particularly the strong consumer protections in the Campbell amendment -- or will it
abdicate this responsibility to foreign companies and foreign governments?
• Will Internet gambling provide badly needed tax dollars to federal and state
governments, or continue to send those dollars overseas?

The answer to these questions is easy and the choice is yours. Support H.R. 2267
and the Campbell amendment and you will protect consumers and promote U.S.
economic development. Oppose H.R. 2267 and the Campbell amendment you
will be effectively voting for unregulated Internet gambling from all 50 states
and rejecting protections for children and problem gamblers.