Online gambling bill hits snags in Congress
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Efforts to win U.S. congressional   passage of a bill to ban most forms of Internet gambling by   tacking it onto a must-pass bill hit a roadblock on Tuesday,   but aides said Republican backers were exploring other ways to   make it law.
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Britain's online gambling firms switched   their sights away from the United States to look for new growth   areas on Tuesday after the U.S. Congress passed legislation to   end Internet gaming in their biggest market.
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In a move engineered by Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist (R - Tenn.), the United States Senate on Saturday passed legislation that effectively makes it illegal for a bank or other institution to transfer funds to organizations that are involved in so-called "unlawful Internet gambling."
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GENEVA -- A ruling from the World Trade Organization could open the United States to offshore Internet gambling. A WTO panel says the federal government should drop its ban on Americans placing bets at online casinos.
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Freedom is just a word to gamble Analysis Western Australia legislators have threatened to reaffirm the stereotype that Australia is a âconvict nationâ by backing online gambling restrictions more draconian than those faced here in the US. And the bookies are less than pleased by the situation.â¦
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Shares in online gaming firms are expected to fall on Monday after the US Congress agreed laws to restrict their business.
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SAN FRANCISCO - The federal crackdown on online gambling has tied up the funds of thousands of U.S. patrons of two of the largest services. The crackdown on BetOnSports, which no longer takes sports wagers from the USA, and Neteller - an Internet payment service popular among gamblers - is intended to put a dent in the $10.6 billion industry.
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A bill to ban online gambling in the  United States was drafted haphazardly and risks driving  millions of gamblers underground onto unregulated Web sites, a  former U.S. state attorney general said on Thursday.
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A U.S. House of Representatives panel said on Monday it will hold a hearing on Friday to look at Internet gambling, which is effectively banned in the United States.
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By Steve Tetreault  By STEVE TETREAULT  STEPHENS WASHINGTON BUREAU  WASHINGTON - Congress passed a handful of Nevada bills in a late- night flurry before lawmakers adjourned early Saturday.
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US President George W. Bush this week is expected to sign a bill making it harder to place bets on the Internet, a practice which already is illegal in the United States.
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Online gaming firms faced their biggest-ever crisis on Monday after U.S. Congress passed legislation to end Internet gaming there, threatening jobs and wiping 3.5 billion pounds ($6.5 billion) off share prices.
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Legislation that would allow the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to seek civil penalties against businesses that obtain personal data under false pretenses may soon get a vote in the U.S. House of Representatives.
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The drive to pass a $136 billion corporate tax bill hit a roadblock in the Senate yesterday when lawmakers upset about tobacco regulation, new overtime rules, and combat pay employed delaying tactics to keep the measure from coming up for a vote.
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U.S. will appeal trade organization's recommendation that Washington let Americans place bets in online casinos.
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The entertainment industry is pushing Congress to approve a bill that could send thousands of Internet music and movie downloaders to jail, but the legislation faces opposition from groups that say it would unfairly punish consumers.
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War-on-terror's poker face Shares in online gambling companies like Partygaming are in freefall this morning after the US Congress unexpectedly passed anti-online gambling laws late on Friday.â¦