Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act of 2006

Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act of 2006
Other short titles	Internet Gambling Bill; SAFE Port Act; Security and Accountability For Every Port Act of 2006; Warning, Alert, and Response Network Act;
Long title	An Act to prevent the use of certain payment instruments, credit cards, and fund transfers for unlawful Internet gambling, and for other purposes.
Acronyms (colloquial)	UIGEA
Nicknames	Internet Gambling Prohibition and Enforcement Act
Enacted by	the 109th United States Congress
Effective	October 13, 2006
Citations
Public law	109-347
Statutes at Large	120 Stat. 1884 aka 120 Stat. 1952
Codification
Titles amended	31 U.S.C.: Money and Finance
U.S.C. sections created	31 U.S.C. ch. 53, subch. IV § 5361 et seq.
Legislative history
	Introduced in the House as H.R. 4411 by Jim Leach (R–IA) on November 18, 2005; Committee consideration by House Financial Services, House Judiciary; Passed the House on July 11, 2006 (317-93 Roll call vote 363, via Clerk.House.gov); Passed the Senate on September 14, 2006 (98-0 Roll call vote 249, via Senate.gov, in lieu of H.R. 4954); Reported by the joint conference committee on September 29, 2006; agreed to by the House on September 30, 2006 (409-2 Roll call vote 516, via Clerk.House.gov, in lieu of H.R. 4954) and by the Senate on September 30, 2006 (agreed unanimous consent, in lieu of H.R. 4954); Signed into law by President George W. Bush on October 13, 2006;

The Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act of 2006 (UIGEA) is United States legislation regulating online gambling. It was added as Title VIII to the SAFE Port Act (found at 31 U.S.C. §§ 5361–5367) which otherwise regulated port security. The UIGEA prohibits gambling businesses from "knowingly accepting payments in connection with the participation of another person in a bet or wager that involves the use of the Internet and that is unlawful under any federal or state law."^[1] The act specifically excludes fantasy sports that meet certain requirements, skill games, and legal intrastate and intertribal gaming. The law does not expressly mention state lotteries, nor does it clarify whether interstate wagering on horse racing is legal.

^ "Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act" (PDF). Examination Handbook Section 770. U.S. Treasury Department. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 1, 2010. Retrieved January 7, 2011.

[1] "Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act" (PDF). Examination Handbook Section 770. U.S. Treasury Department. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 1, 2010. Retrieved January 7, 2011.

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Citations

Other short titles	Internet Gambling Bill SAFE Port Act Security and Accountability For Every Port Act of 2006 Warning, Alert, and Response Network Act
Long title	An Act to prevent the use of certain payment instruments, credit cards, and fund transfers for unlawful Internet gambling, and for other purposes.
Acronyms (colloquial)	UIGEA
Nicknames	Internet Gambling Prohibition and Enforcement Act
Enacted by	the 109th United States Congress
Effective	October 13, 2006
Public law	109-347
Statutes at Large	120 Stat. 1884 aka 120 Stat. 1952
Codification
Titles amended	31 U.S.C.: Money and Finance
U.S.C. sections created	31 U.S.C. ch. 53, subch. IV § 5361 et seq.
Legislative history
Introduced in the House as H.R. 4411 by Jim Leach (R–IA) on November 18, 2005 Committee consideration by House Financial Services, House Judiciary Passed the House on July 11, 2006 (317-93 Roll call vote 363, via Clerk.House.gov) Passed the Senate on September 14, 2006 (98-0 Roll call vote 249, via Senate.gov, in lieu of H.R. 4954) Reported by the joint conference committee on September 29, 2006; agreed to by the House on September 30, 2006 (409-2 Roll call vote 516, via Clerk.House.gov, in lieu of H.R. 4954) and by the Senate on September 30, 2006 (agreed unanimous consent, in lieu of H.R. 4954) Signed into law by President George W. Bush on October 13, 2006