Members of the online gambling industry are trying to wait patiently as the new US President Barack Obama repudiates many changes, with the UIGEA hopefully on the horizon. Obama and the members of his administration have acted swiftly to undo last-second changes and midnight rules pressed into policy by George Bush in his last days as a lame duck. Members of the online gambling industry are trying to wait patiently as the new President repudiates many changes, with the UIGEA hopefully on the horizon.

In US, Democrat politicians have vowed to roll back any legislation recently forced through by outgoing President George W Bush, which could include the rules enforcing the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act (UIGEA). Barack Obama is set to become America’s 44th President in six days and the fact that the Democrat Party controls both chambers of Congress could make the Bush Administration’s late handiwork much easier to undo.

Among the programs and ideas expressed on the site is a pledge to protect the Internet from censorship and government interference, a promise which brightens the prospects for the online gambling industry. President-elect Obama and his advisers have established a website at change.gov listing their plans for governing after his inauguration. Among the programs and ideas expressed on the site is a pledge to protect the Internet from censorship and government interference, a promise which brightens the prospects for the online gambling industry.

One of America’s most prominent lawyers in the field of online gaming is optimistic that the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act (UIGEA) could soon be a thing of the past if Barack Obama wins the Presidential election next month. Anthony Cabot, a Partner in Phoenix-based law firm Lewis and Roca, has been practicing for more than 27 years and was instrumental in the passage of legislation in the 1980s allowing for casinos to go after unpaid gambling debts.