The gods of online casinos may be bending fate in their favor.  It was a huge blow to the gambling community when it was discovered that the House of Representatives would not be able to make any moves on either of Barney Frank’s online casino bills until September at the earliest.  The most immediate issue on Frank’s agenda pertaining to online casinos, was to get a bill passed that would delay enforcement of the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act for yet another year.  This would have given the Congress enough time to pass new regulations on online casinos before financial institutions would have to be unnecessarily burdened with enforcing the flawed law.

However, if the Interactive Media Entertainment and Gaming Association can continue their winning streak in court rooms, there will be no need for Frank’s law.  The hearing scheduled for today is like double assurance that the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act is on its way out the door.

The Interactive Media Entertainment and Gaming Association has more than enough fuel to burn the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act, but they will not be facing a pushover opponent.  The showdown will be between iMEGA and the Department of Justice.

Selected to argue the case of the Department of Justice are Nicholas J. Bagley and Jacqueline E. Coleman.  Both are from the US Department of Justice civil division in Washington, D.C. 

Defending the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act is not only the Department of Justice but the Federal Trade Commission and the Federal Reserve.