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Thursday, May 25, 2006

Bill to Outlaw Net Gambling Advances


Online poker players will have to fold their hands if a Virginia congressman gets his way. Today, the House Judiciary Committee will mark up a bill introduced by Rep. Robert W. Goodlatte (R) that would ban much online gambling, including bets on sporting events and games of chance — namely poker, which has enjoyed a boom in recent years. (Washington Post, Thursday)

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