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With pressure mounting on the federal government to find new revenues, Congress is considering legalizing, and taxing, an activity it banned just four years ago: Internet gambling. On Wednesday, the House Financial Services Committee approved a bill that would effectively legalize online poker and other nonsports betting, overturning a 2006 federal ban that critics say [...]

The Congress held the hearing about online gambling and the UIGEA which currently prohibits online gaming by forcing the financial institution to block financial transactions that are going toward internet gambling. Today’s hearing, a summary of which is available in all it’s glory by PPA including videos, supporting materials and even transcript coming shortly. We [...]