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U.S. Internet Gambling Bill Gets Last-Minute Push

A Reuters newswire article by Peter Kaplan, via Yahoo! News, reports that:

Most forms of Internet gambling would be banned under a tentative agreement reached on Friday by U.S. congressional negotiators.

Pending a review by other lawmakers, the measure could be brought up within hours for passage by the House of Representatives and Senate and then forwarded to President George W. Bush to sign into law.

The measure would be attached to an unrelated measure to bolster port security. Democrats had accused Republicans of pushing the bill to placate its conservative base, particularly the religious right, in advance of the November 7 elections.

posted by Fergie @ 9/29/2006 07:33:00 PM