In October 2006, after the USA Government introduced the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act of 2006 to prohibit online gaming in the USA, GameAccount Network closed all accounts opened by USA residents despite providing only games of pure skill for free in tournament formats.
Poker Road has been on a reduced schedule over the last year, which Sebok has cited to a lack of sponsorship available in the US market after the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act of 2006.
The Internet Gambling Prohibition Act, a prior version of the gambling part of the bill passed the House in 1999 but failed in the Senate in part due to the influence of lobbyist Jack Abramoff.
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Among the Congressional supporters of the Act were Rep. Jim Leach R-IA, a former chairman of the House Banking Committee and Rep. Robert Goodlatte R-VA, who co-authored H.R. 4411 (the Internet Gambling Prohibition and Enforcement Act).
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Gaming consultant Michael Shackleford has also been critical of the UIGEA stating that the act has "undoubtedly depressed play" but has failed in its primary objective as "there are ways of funding accounts without using US banks, and millions of players know that".
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Bill Frist R-TN, former majority leader of the Senate, and Jon Kyl R-AZ are both credited with expediting the UIGEA's passage through the Senate.
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