Saturday, April 28, 2007

Did You Know - Online Gambling

I don't gamble online, but I never understood the ban that the Republicans imposed just last year. Sometimes it seems like the Republican mantra is, "if it feels good, ban it!" Rep. Barney Frank is proposing to allow online gambling again. I wonder how this will turn out? The article is from Bloomberg - click here to read the whole article...

April 26 (Bloomberg) -- Representative Barney Frank, the Democratic chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, introduced legislation that would allow online gambling in the U.S., loosening a ban enacted last year.

The measure would allow Americans to bet online with licensed Internet operators that have safeguards against underage and compulsive gambling and agree to be subject to U.S. jurisdiction and taxes, Frank said at a press conference in Washington.

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