INTERNET GAMING: Amendment may derail ban bill

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Dramatic vote removes exemptions, increases difficulty of passing House

By TONY BATT
STEPHENS WASHINGTON BUREAU




WASHINGTON -- Momentum to ban Internet gambling came to a screeching halt Wednesday when a House panel voted 16-15 to attach an amendment that broadens its restrictions.

The dramatic outcome came down to a final vote cast by Rep. Maxine Waters, D-Calif., on a key amendment by Rep. Chris Cannon, R-Utah.

With the House Judiciary Committee deadlocked at 15-15, Waters walked over to the chair of Rep. John Conyers of Michigan, the ranking Democrat. After a brief discussion, Waters announced her vote in favor of Cannon's amendment, which would remove exemptions granted to technologies employed by state lotteries and the horse racing industry.

http://www.reviewjournal.com/lvrj_home/2003/May-15-Thu-2003/business/21327720.html

 

[TheGeneral+]

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><font size="-1">quote:</font><HR>Rep. Zoe Lofgren, D-Calif., finally declared she would vote for the Leach bill, which forbids gamblers from using credit cards, checks and electronic fund transfers to pay for online wagers. <HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

I am thinking there will be a runner service started that will transport funds to the countries that harbor these books or there will be a person available to give funds who can transfer monies from a foreign bank to the books.

There is no end to the ability to wager. The veterans will teach the ways to the new guys. I can see some books hurting more than the players.

 

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