Участник:April hearing scheduled in iMEGA's UIGEA constitutional challenge

Everyone who is remotely connected to the gambling industry is well aware of UIGEA and the effects this bill has. It went back to 2006, but the law has not yet come into force because it is unclear what constitutes the "illegal" online gambling trade. One group tried to overturn the law as unconstitutional, so it moved it out of the hands of politicians and into the government's judicial sphere.

The Interactive Media Entertainment Game Association (iMEGA) represents the gambling industry in a lawsuit granted by Judge Mary Cooper in March. She rejected many of the allegations made by iMEGA at the time, but said they were legally entitled to sue over the matter. 슬롯머신

The 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals notified iMEGA in April to prepare for oral arguments, and the defendants in the lawsuit, the U.S. Department of Justice and the Federal Reserve, were also notified.

The main argument for the law's constitutionality is that the wording is too ambiguous to enforce, and Congress cannot put pressure on financial institutions to determine whether an individual's gambling transactions are legal. Most banks simply block all gambling-related transactions. Credit card companies in New Hampshire have already blocked them from trading legitimate lottery tickets.