Lobbying Relationship

Client

Alston & Bird, LLP

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Lobbying firm

Downey McGrath Group, Inc.

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  • Licensing and regulation of internet gambling HR 2607 - Internet Gambling Regulation and Tax Enforcement Act of 2007 HR 2046 - Internet Gambling Regulation and Enforcement Act of 2007 HR 5523 - Internet Gambling Regulation and Tax Enforcement Act of 2008HR 5767 - Prohibits US Treasury and Federal Reserve from writing or implementing regulations as prescribed by UIGEA - Unlawful Internet Gaming and Enforcement Act. HR 2140 - Internet Gambling Study Act - calls for twelve month study to review internet gambling. HR 2610 - calls for certain games, poker included, to be legally defined as games of skill.

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General Issues: Gaming/Gambling/Casino, Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities

Spending: about $110,000 (But it's complicated. Here's why.)

Agencies lobbied since 2007: House of Representatives, U.S. Senate, Y Y

Affiliated organizations: Baker Tilly; UC Group Limited

Related Foreign Entities: Baker Tilly (Guildford Surrey, GBR); contribution to lobbying: $10000; ownership 0%; UC Group Ltd (Kent, GBR); contribution to lobbying: $10000; ownership 0%

Bills mentioned

H.R.2607: Internet Gambling Regulation and Tax Enforcement Act of 2007

Sponsor: Jim McDermott (D-Wash.)

H.R.2046: Internet Gambling Regulation and Enforcement Act of 2007

Sponsor: Barney Frank (D-Mass.)

H.R.5523: Internet Gambling Regulation and Tax Enforcement Act of 2008

Sponsor: Jim McDermott (D-Wash.)

H.R.5767: To prohibit the Secretary of the Treasury and the Board of Governors of...

Sponsor: Barney Frank (D-Mass.)

H.R.2140: Internet Gambling Study Act

Sponsor: Shelley Berkley (D-Nev.)

H.R.2610: Skill Game Protection Act

Sponsor: Robert Wexler (D-Fla.)

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Lobbyists

Lobbyists named here were listed on a filing related to this lobbying engagement. They may not be working on it now. Occasionally, a single lobbyist whose name is spelled two different ways on filings may be represented twice here.

Lobbyist Covered positions?
Tom Downey n/a
Ray McGrath n/a
Sloan Rappoport n/a
Delanne Bernier n/a
Thomas J. Downey n/a

Disclosures Filed

Once a lobbying engagement begins, the lobbyist or firm is required to file updates four times a year. Those updates sometimes change which lobbyists are involved or add new issues being discussed. When lobbyists stop working for a client, the firm is also supposed to file a report disclosing the end of the relationship.

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Source: Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives and Secretary of the Senate

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