Bill to regulate and tax online poker in US introduced
Online gaming regulation advocates scored another small win today as Rep Jim McDermott (D-Wash) introduced the Internet Gambling Regulation and Taxation Enforcement Act.
The bill is intended to act as companion legislation to Barney Frank’s Internet Gambling Regulation and Enforcement Act, and proposes a 2% tax on all deposits, to be paid by gaming operators.
A press release issued by McDermott estimates that regulation and taxation by the terms of the act could generate 6-25 billion dollars in tax revenue in the first five years of enforcement.









