iGaming Business – The National Council of Legislators from Gaming States (NCLGS) has vetted an initial draft of its proposed framework for the regulation of online gaming in the US. Entitled ‘Policy Framework for the Regulation of Internet Gaming’, the organisation said it has developed the draft as a model for states considering legalising online gaming and intends to protect both states wishing to participate in internet gaming and those that do not.
The framework addresses player protection, problem gambling protection, taxation, licensing, enforcement, payment processing, regulatory authority, multi-jurisdictional agreements, game choice and legality, as well as age verification, geo-location and player identification.
The framework received previous input from interested parties in December 2013 in response to an NCLGS Request for Public Comment.
The draft will be considered and again receive comments on June 6 during the NCLGS Summer Meeting in San Diego, California.
James Waldman, Florida Representative and president of the NCLGS, said: “As a group of legislators responsible for sound gaming public policy in our respective states, NCLGS recognises the threats, as well as the possibilities, involved in new technology and internet gaming.
“NCLGS wants to ensure that an effective system is in place for those that do allow intrastate internet gaming and that policy standards are in place to promote security and uniformity in states that may wish to form interstate Internet compacts.
“As a national legislative organisation that does not support or oppose internet gaming, NCLGS believes that the framework should serve as a guide for states considering enacting internet gaming legislation and perhaps multi-jurisdictional initiatives – and in order to be of the greatest help to states, it should evolve in response to emerging issues.”
