As of June 1 poker players in the U.S. Will have to put effort into playing their favourite online game, because this day is the day the UIGEA will come into force. The UIGEA is a law that prohibits payment processors and banks from processing payments linked to online gambling.
This means that online poker players are no longer permitted to add funds in their account through the Internet. The Poker Player Alliance is an organization that defends the rights of poker players and is one of the biggest opponents of the anti-gambling law. The PPA is running a petition against the introduction of the UIGEA for poker online. The petition calls for the clarification of the legislation to more clearly explain what illegal gambling is, and exclude skill games like poker from the law. To reach this, they relied on an enemy of online gambling, Senator Jon Kyl. The chairman of the PPA, Alfonso D’Amato recently had an appointment with Jon Kyl to convince him that the poker community is large enough to reject the legislation. But Kyl will have nothing to do with it and fights for a complete ban of online gambling. Pappas said: “It seems unlikely that Sen.
Kyl is willing to accept an exception, he wants to see the legislation introduced.” When Pappas realized that the UIGEA will not again be postponed, he went on to exempt poker from the law. Without the support of Kyl, the PPA prepare themselves for the likelihood that the law will be fully implemented on June 1st.