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Posted on Sunday, July 16th, 2006
The U.S. House of Representatives on Tuesday passed the Internet Gambling Prohibition and Enforcement Act by a vote of 317-93, but defeated an amendment that would extend the ban to horse racing and state lotteries.
The amendment, introduced by Rep. Shelley Berkley, D-Nev., would have eliminated "the exceptions to the bill’s general prohibition against online gambling, thereby establishing a complete ban on all Internet gambling-related activities." Berkley, who was assisted by Rep. John Conyers, D-Mich., in drafting the amendment, stated that the HR 4411 is hypocritical because it does not ban all forms of online gambling.
She said that Rep. Bob Goodlatte, R-Va., only exempted the horse racing industry because he knew it would vigorously oppose his bill if he did not. The amendment failed by a vote of 111-297.
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