Our Mission
The Interactive Media Entertainment & Gaming Association was founded in 2007 with the goal of working constructively and cooperatively with government at all levels, and other concerned citizens and corporations, to continue the remarkable growth of the Internet, and to promote innovation, openness and freedom as the path to even greater benefit of this medium for all.
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FBI Can Target i-Gaming Through Cyber Initiative
The White House, FBI and Congress will step up their efforts to combat i-gaming - even through warrant-less monitoring - based on comments from the House Intelligence Committee, which held a closed hearing on April 24th devoted to the Bush administration’s so-called Cyber Initiative:
Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA): If you go into a place and there’s […]
iMEGA Testimony: Financial Services Subcommittee Hearing on UIGEA
April 2nd, 2008 - Edward Leyden, iMEGA’s president, offered testimony to a subcommittee of the US House Financial Service committee in opposition to the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act of 2006 (UIGEA). The full transcript follows:
Good morning, Mr. Chairman. Thank you for the opportunity to present this testimony. My name is Edward Leyden and I […]
iMEGA Files Notice in 3rd Circuit Court of Appeals
April 1st, 2008 - iMEGA today filed notice in the Third Circuit Court of Appeals that it will challenge the dismissal of its suit - iMEGA v. Keisler (Acting USAG), et al - challenging the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act of 2006 (UIGEA). This notice is the preliminary step for iMEGA prior to filing a […]
iMEGA On UIGEA: Open Letter to i-Gaming Industry
On March 6, 2008, the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey handed down its opinion in the lawsuit brought by our Association – iMEGA v. Gonzales, et al. The ruling by the Honorable Mary L. Cooper contains a great deal of good and yet some bad aspects for iMEGA – and […]
Anti-Internet MA Gaming Law Defeated
iMEGA Chairman Joe Brennan Jr. testified before the Joint Committee on Economic Development and Emerging Technologies in Massachusetts, to oppose the clause in Gov. Deval Patrick’s casino legislation that would have made gambling on the Internet a crime punishable by up to two years in prison and a $25,000 fine. The legislation was defeated in […]
Court Grants iMEGA Standing to Challenge Flawed Online Gaming Law
Federal Judge Questions Key Provisions of Law Used by Federal Government that Limits Personal Rights
(Washington, DC – March 6, 2008) – The Interactive Media Entertainment & Gaming Association (iMEGA) today applauded the decision by Judge Mary L. Cooper, of the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey, granting iMEGA the standing to pursue […]
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