Harsh critics of online gambling as they may be, the religious group CitizenLink.com has its own supposed gaming expert. The analyst, Chad Hills, who mainly criticizes online gambling for its moral deficiencies, now takes a somewhat surprising stand, in opposition to the UIGEA.

The religious crusader Hills admits the bill passed last year banning online gambling in the United States is ineffective. Hills criticized the bill for lacking clear policies or effective oversight.

It was taken for granted when the religious group backed the ban at the time. But a year plus later, and an alternative bill is in the making. Rep. Barney Frank's (D-MA) IGREA proposes an alternative system of regulations and legalization mechanisms in the ban's stead.

Frank's bill has gained three more supporters in the past couple of weeks and now numbers 44, with steady growth and signs of life, at the very least.

It is unlikely that Hills and his followers will join Frank in his efforts. On their website, the group calls for citizens to take action by December 12. The points it suggests making are six, and are much in line of the liberal movement that calls for regulations. They are:

Require Foreign Institutional Contracts to Follow Existing "Know Your Customer" Regulations
Avoid "Overblocking" Through Creation of Separate Accounts
Uncovered Forms of Payment
Law Enforcement: Sharing Information
Governmental List of Unlawful Gambling Operations
Parameters for Applying Penalties

Americans are invited to make comments by Wednesday next week before the Treasury Department makes its decision on the matters on the table.