Is it coincidence that Satoshi's work aligns with passing of the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act?

- Oct 2006: UIGEA

~ 2007: Satoshi begins working on Bitcoin

~ 2008: Early code has poker game framework

- Oct 10 2008: Lasseters closes

- Oct 31 2008: Bitcoin
Was Bitcoin being built as a sort of gambler's "crime" coin to get around the UIGEA?
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