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Alongside Barney Frank, who released a similar statement, U.S. Rep. Steve Cohen, D-Tenn., has written a letter to White House counsel Fred Fielding complaining that it appears the Bush Administration wants to finalize federal rules against Internet gambling before it leaves office.
Cohen, a proponent of the Internet gambling that Congress banned in 2006, also raised [...]

In a March 25th editorial, the Christian Science Monitor published an editorial Don’t fold on Internet gambling ban arguing that the current US laws which prohibits online gaming should not only remain on the books but also toughened to include horse racing.
The CSM argues that bringing back online gaming would be bad because
“the social [...]

March 14th, 2008, Congressman Tim Bishop [D-NY], who represents the 1st District of New York State has joined as the 47th co-sponsor of H.R. 2046: Internet Gambling Regulation and Enforcement Act of 2007. Congressman Bishop currently serves on the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee and the Education and the Labor Committee.

U.S. District Judge Mary L. Cooper judge dismissed a challenge on the ban on Internet gambling law brought by the Interactive Media Entertainment & Gaming Association, but gave the group legal standing to challenge the law in an appellate court. The judge determined that the Interactive Media Entertainment & Gaming Association had not shown sufficient [...]

Today Congressman Jim McDermott (D-WA) introduced the Internet Gambling Regulation and Tax Enforcement Act of 2008 that would ensure taxes are collected on regulated Internet gambling activities. This follows a string of victories for US residents who would like to gamble online and place bets on sporting events from the United States. Just a week [...]