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Wynton
09-15-2005, 02:31 PM
Not sure if his has been mentioned yet, or whether this is the correct place for the post, but I just got an email noting the following:

"U.S. Sen. Jon. Kyl's efforts to amend an appropriations bill to include language prohibiting Internet gambling in the United States have failed. The amendment was defeated in the Senate this morning after a night of debate and political gamesmanship. Democratic leaders invoked a point of order on the amendment, arguing that it should be placed on a bill in the Banking and Finance committee and not an appropriations bill. The point of order was passed by majority vote, essentially killing Kyl's amendment."

Quicksilvre
09-15-2005, 03:25 PM
Thanks for the heads up, though I'm honestly not surprised. This is at least the second time a law banning Internet gambling has been defeated.

drewjustdrew
09-15-2005, 05:26 PM
Sneaky little jerk got busted huh?

tom
09-15-2005, 05:43 PM
source?

tom
09-15-2005, 05:52 PM
Sorry, found it:
http://today.reuters.com/investing/financeArticle.aspx?type=bondsNews&storyID=2005-09-15T155546Z_01_N15727292_RTRIDST_0_CONGRESS-INTERNET-GAMBLING.XML