The Harvard Crimson Bets On Legal Online Poker | IXGAMES
Professors and students at the Law School are placing their bets on the legal legitimacy of online poker. Weld Professor of Law Charles R. Nesson 60, the founder of Harvards Berkman Center for Internet and Society and of the Global Poker Strategic Thinking Society, is exploring the possibility of a bill that will remove congressional limitations on online gaming. In 2006, Congress passed the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act, barring U.S. banks from transferring money to online gaming companies. But this April, Rep. Barney Frank 61 (D-Mass.) introduced a bill that would legalize the $13 billion Internet gambling industry and bring it under the jurisdiction of the federal government. On Monday, Nesson, a specialist in cyberlaw, attended a meeting with Frank in Washington to discuss the measure. 
*Im in support of (the bill), but Im dubious about its likelihood of passage, Nesson, who is an online poker player himself, said in an interview. I much more strongly support an initiative that would recognize the legality of tournament poker.* Andrew M. Wood, the executive director of the Global Poker Strategic Thinking Society, also argued that poker should be taught to youth. *Its a fantastic way to spend your time,* Wood, a third-year student at the Law School, said. *Much better than World of Warcraft.*