The Security and Accountability For Every Port Act of 2006 (or SAFE Port Act, Pub.L. 109-347[1]) was an Act of Congress in the United States covering port security and to which an online gambling measure was added at the last moment. The House and Senate passed the conference report on September 30, 2006, and President Bush signed the Act into law on October 13, 2006.[2]
Internet gambling provisions
Title VIII of the Act is also known as the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act of 2006 (or UIGEA). This title (found at 31 U.S.C. §§ 5361–5367) "prohibits gambling businesses from knowingly accepting payments in connection with the participation of another person in a bet or wager that involves the use of the Internet and that is unlawful under any federal or state law."[3] The act specifically excludes fantasy sports, that meet certain requirements, and legal intra-state and inter-tribal gaming. It does not expressly mention state lotteries; nor does it clarify whether inter-state wagering on horse racing is legal. The Economist has written that these provisions were "hastily tacked onto the end of unrelated legislation".[4]
Notes
- ^ Text of the SAFE Port Act, via House.gov
- ^ Library of Congress Congressional record for the SAFE Port Act
- ^ "Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act". Examination Handbook Section 770. U.S. Treasury Department.
- ^ Poker face off, The Economist, April 23, 2011, p. 68
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