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title: "Online Poker legislation debate heating up | Online Poker Bonus"
url: https://mpcpoker.com/online-poker-legislation-debate-heating-up/
description: "The debate on online gambling (and online poker, THEY call it gambling too ) is heating up just two weeks before a federal law that’s supposed to ‘destroy’ online."
published: 2010-05-20
updated: 2010-05-20
---

# Online Poker legislation debate heating up | Online Poker Bonus

Published 2010-05-20

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[News](https://mpcpoker.com/category/news/)·May 20, 2010

The debate on online gambling (and online poker, THEY call it gambling too ) is heating up just two weeks before a federal law that’s supposed to ‘destroy’ online gambling is taking effect.

A handful of House Democrats including good old Barney Frank are trying to achieve the opposite: legalisation of online gambling. Anyways, they can explain the situation way better at ABC news, so read the article over there to get a good understanding of the debate.

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