Proposed Online Gambling Ban Raises Tough Questions

Making yet another attempt to curb online casino gambling, a House Judiciary subcommittee unanimously approved the Internet Gambling Prohibition Act, sponsored by Reps. Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) and Rick Boucher (D-Va.)

The bill, which expands the ban on interstate gambling to include Internet gambling, criminalizes the acceptance of credit, electronic fund transfers or other payments by gambling operators. It will go to the House Judiciary Committee this month for review.

Online gambling in the United States has a questionable legal status, much of it dictated by individual states. Momentum has been building, however, in favor of a nationwide ban -- or at least closer regulation, especially as the practice grows in popularity.

April 30, 2006
Posted By Kevin Uhls
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