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The UIGEA’s Final Rule Becomes Law: What Does It Mean for Non-U.S. Financial Institutions?

20 April 2011

As of June 1, 2010, financial service providers betting that the compliance measures to prevent unlawful internet gambling would not come into effect today are now holding a losing hand. The long-delayed Final Rule to implement the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act ("UIGEA") is now effective and makes compliance with the regulations mandatory.

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