iMEGA Deny Stumbling in Court
Joe Brennan, head of pro-casino lobbyist movement Interactive Media Entertainment and Gaming Association (iMEGA) has denied that his case ran into trouble when lawyers presented oral evidence to the US 3rd Circuit Court of Appeals. The lobby group is currently in court in an effort to overturn the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act (UIGEA).
iMEGA has been working constantly since the UIGEA first came into to force and the aim of the lobby group are simple; they want the current ban on gambling in the United States is overturned. iMEGA’s reasoning for this? Well, they believe that the current UIGEA framework is too vague to actually enforce successfully.
Law.com recently reported how Judges refused to swallow iMEGA’s argument that the UIGEA is vague. The lawyer for the lobby group, Stephen A. Saltzburg suggested that a US gambler may be wagering money in America, but if they’re playing at a casino based in Costa Rica, the transaction would be conducted there, not in the States. Judge Kent A. Jordan swiftly ripped this idea to shreds though, suggesting “No matter how metaphysical you want to get, I'm not in Costa Rica - I'm in Delaware.”
However, Brennan remains optimistic about the future of iMEGA’s court campaigns, suggesting: “When our members read the media reports I think they will think that we got our as*es kicked, and I want them all to know that it’s not as bad as that”.
As yet, it’s unclear whether iMEGA will win or lose, but even if they do, Barney Frank’s new UIGEA legislation is gaining momentum and support.
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