Congressman Jim McDermott joins us to discuss issues surrounding HR4976, otherwise known as the Internet Gambling Regulation and Tax Enforcement Act. He has been a proponent of legalizing and taxing online gambling and poker and was in attendance at the recent Ways and Means Committee meeting. In this interview exclusive to Poker News Daily, Rep. McDermott discusses why he re-introduced the bill back in March, how passing the bill would raise needed tax revenue and add jobs, as well as his pulse as to where we are in terms of progress of getting this bill passed. He also weighs in on what poker players can do to help their cause getting online poker expressly legalized within the United States.
For more information about Rep. McDermott, who serves the seventh district of the state of Washington which encompasses the greater Seattle area, visit www.house.gov/mcdermott.
