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The Security and Accountability For Every Port Act of 2006 (or SAFE Port Act), Pub.L. 109-347,[1] is an Act of Congress in the United States that covers

The Security and Accountability For Every Port Act of 2006 (or SAFE Port Act), Pub.L. 109-347,[1] is an Act of Congress in the United States that covers security of ports and online gambling.

The gambling aspect of the legislation is titled the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act of 2006 (UIGEA). The legislation prohibits the transfer of funds from a financial institution to an unlawful Internet gambling site. The UIGEA is codified at ((use template)) 31 USC 5361-67.

Legislative history

The Act was passed at midnight the day Congress adjourned before the 2006 elections. Prior to their being added to the bill, the gambling provisions had not been debated by any Congressional committee.[2] However, they were added in Conference Report 109-711 (submitted at 9:29pm on September 292006), which was passed by the House by a vote of 409-2 and by the Senate by unanimous consent on September 302006. Pursuant to H. Res. 1064, the reading of this conference report was waived.[3]

The Act became law when President Bush signed it on October 132006.

Responses from online gambling sites

All online gambling sites listed on the London Stock Exchange or similar markets have stopped taking United States players due to the passage of the Act, while most non-public companies have announced an intention to continue taking US customers.

Notes

  1. ^ Text of the SAFE Port Act, via house.gov
  2. ^ Nelson Rose: The Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act of 2006 Analyzed
  3. ^ Legislative history, via THOMAS

[[Category:Gambling regulation]] [[Category:United States federal legislation]]

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