Based on the draft bill that was circulated, and additional hints of subsequent changes to the draft, here are the general highlights of the legislation (details may change in the final draft). Some good, some bad - but we will end up with a legal, open, competitive iPoker market in the U.S. under this bill.
1 Licensing: every site that wants to accept US players must get a license and locate their operations for their US-facing business in the U.S.
1. Лицензирование: каждый сайт , стремящийся работать на территории США обязаны получить новую лицензию для работы в США
2. Regulation: existing gaming regulatory bodies (like in NV, NJ, CA, et al) will be authorized to license and regulate sites.
Регулирование : существующие регулирующие органы в отдельных штатах полномочены
лицензировать и регулировать деятельность сайтов
3. Player pools: For three years, all play from players located outside the U.S. at the time of play will be excluded from licensed sites. After that, new regulations can be issued (likely) allowing foreign players in jurisdictions where it is legal to sign up and play on the US sites.
3. Игроки: В течение 3 лет, все игроки вне территории США на начальный момент не смогут играть на новых сайтах. После этого возможно введение нового регулирования , разрешающее иностранным игрокам доступ, но при условии если это не противоречит местной юрисдикции.
4. Eligible sites: All US casinos and race tracks (who have been in business at least 5 years and operate at least 500 slot machines), plus slot machine manufacturers, will immediately be eligible to get a license. Current iPoker sites will also be eligible to be licensed. After two years, new regulations can be issued (likely) allowing other businesses (e.g. AOL, Zynga Poker, new sites, Yahoo, etc.) to get a license.
4. Сайты : Все казино США , скачки (которые имеют бизнес более 5 лет и оперируют не менее 500 слот машинами) и производители слот машин , могут обратиться за лицензией.
Текущие покер сайты тоже могут лицензироваться. После 2 лет будут приняты новые законы , позволяющие другим бизнесам (AOL, Yahoo… ) работу.
5. State options: Each state has the option to opt in or out of this program, by state legislative or executive action (depending on who has the authority to make such decisions under the state's law). iPoker will be illegal in states that opt out. If a state passes its own intrastate iPoker legislation, it cannot opt out of the federal system. As the draft bill stands, initially some states will be automatically opted in (at a minimum, those states that currently have live poker) and some states initially will be automatcially opted out. Either way, they can change their option at any time. Licensed sites cannot allow play from anyone located in an opt-out state at the time of play (based on location, not residence).
5.Штаты: Каждый штат имеют опцию запретить функционирование онлайн покера на своей территории.
6. Unlicensed sites; Other gaming: iPoker sites that are unlicensed are forbidden from accepting play from anyone located in the US. The penalties are severe fines and jail time. Play on unlicensed sites will not be illegal for players. All other types of iGambling (except for Horse Racing, state lottery sales, intrastate-only iGambling and skill games such as fantasy sports) will become clearly illegal in the US, subject to criminal prosecution. Financial transactions to unlicensed and illegal sites will be unlawful for financial service providers and the sites under federal law. The government will maintain a list of unlawful sites to be used by banks and other financial service providers to determine which transactions they must block. They will not be required to block transactions except to sites on the list.
6.Нелинцензированные сайты: Сайты без лицензии, не допускаются для организации игр для жителей США. Штрафы очень суровые и предусмотрена уголовная ответственность.
Игрокам запрещается играть на данных сайтах. Все остальные азартные игры за исключение скачек, лотерия штатов .. запрещены. Все денежные операции с этими сайтами незаконны для организаций , предоставлящих данные фин. услуги .
Государство составит список незаконных сайтов, фин доступ к которым должен быть заблокирован
7. Site Taxation: There will be a tax on sites equal to 20% of all iPoker revenues (rakes & fees) generated from player deposits. The tax will not apply to revenues generated from player account monies that are not deposited by the player (e.g., bonuses, rewards, etc.). Of the 20%, 6% goes to the federal government, 7% is allocated to the states based on the location of the players at the time of play, 7% goes to the state where the site is licensed.
8. Player Taxation: Players will receive a Federal Form 1099 at the end of each year with their gross wins, gross losses, net wins, etc., to use for income tax reporting. Players will be liable to pay income taxes on iPoker winnings just as they are now. Sites will also do income tax backup withholding on winnings unless you provide them with a standard W-9 tax form (give them your social security number and attest that you are not subject to backup withholding).
9. Transitional period: For 15 months, no site will be licensed and all iPoker sites must cease operations in the US. Current sites have a 30-day (possibly 60-day in latest draft) grace period to stop. All US player account funds will be returned within 30 days after that. Any site that violates this will never be able to get a US license nor sell their assets to a US licensed site. At the end of the 15 months, there will be a simultaneous launch of all initially licensed sites, creating a new competitive market to the benefit of players (competitive rakes, player incentives, etc.) and giving a level playing field for all the initially licensed sites.
9. Переходный период: В течение 15 месяцев , ни один сайт не будет лицензирован и все сайт должны прекратить операции в США. Текущие сайты в течение 30 (или 60 ) дней должныпрекратить все операции. Все деньги американцев должны быть возврашены хозяевам. Сайты нарушившие данное предписание , не получат в дальнейшем лицензии.
По истечение 15 месяцев , одновременно начнут работу все сайты для создания конкурентной среды
10. Consumer protections: The bill contains detailed protections against underage gaming (must be 21+), problem gaming (self-exclusion program and funding of help programs), site security, site integrity (software/hardware inspections), cheating (criminal offense to use any aids that are against site TOS or designed for cheating) and fraud (subject to the US justice system).
PS & FTP reportedly support this bill. The writing is on the wall for iPoker in the US without passage of a federal licensing bill, and this one is probably as good as we can get for players and sites. If this one isn't passed, it will likely be years before another opportunity at the federal level comes about, if ever (due to the change in Congressional control). In the meantime, more states will pass legislative bans on iPoker (like in WA), and others will fragment the player pool with intrastate iPoker bills that are protectionist for their B&M casinos.
сейчас не смогу найти, но читал в эти дни, что как результат этого закона база PS уменьшится на 75%.
НА ПС и ФТ игры точно станет мало, тут не надо гадать,
Не знаю застал ли ты эти времена ,например ПартиПокер был до не давнего времени самым крупным порталом, но после ухода американцем стал жалкой копией. Вот к этому и всё идет