Rep. Joe Barton's Online Poker Bill Almost DraftedLegislation To Be Introduced As Early As Next Week |
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The Hill reported on Friday that Rep. Joe Barton’s (R-Texas) attempt at online poker legislation could be introduced to Congress as early as next week.
According to The Hill, Barton’s version of an online poker bill would force online poker sites to register with a gaming commission in a state where the activity is permissible. In addition, a new regulatory body would be created at the federal level to police the game.
A spokesman for Barton said the bill would make its initial splash in the House Energy and Commerce Committee. Barney Frank (D-Mass.) and John Campbell (R-Calif.) introduced their own online poker bill in the House Financial Services Committee, but it appears to be going nowhere.
Barton had originally expressed interest in pushing for federal regulation at a press conference outside the Capitol in late May. Barton reportedly said that he had spoken to the leadership of the House Energy and Commerce Committee about online card playing and that the Poker Player’s Alliance has been a consultant on the measure. “Poker is a game of skill,” Barton said during the press conference.
Online poker would not be Barton’s only ongoing battle to regulate cyberspace. He is the co-sponsor of H.R. 1895, the Do Not Track Kids Act of 2011, a bipartisan bill which would extend the provisions relating to the collection, use and disclosure of a child’s personal information. His online poker bill is also aimed at receiving bipartisan support.
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