We have plenty of opposition, so let's all be sure we're doing our part to advocate for our rights!
From an AP story in the Star Tribune:
http://www.startribune.com/politics/157574695.html
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Originally Posted by AP
Groups in 13 states -- including Minn. -- want U.S. to block Internet bets
Article by: WAYNE PARRY
Associated Press
June 6, 2012 - 5:04 PM
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. - Family-centric groups in 13 states are calling on Congress to block states across the nation from legalizing Internet gambling, saying the societal costs will far outweigh the benefit to tax coffers.
They want Congress to strengthen the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act "to ensure its clear intent that the Internet not become a giant online casino."
The groups are from Wisconsin, Kentucky, Louisiana, North and South Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Missouri, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Hawaii, Georgia and Tennessee.
The U.S. Justice Department ruled in December that in-state online bets not involving sports teams do not violate federal law. That has touched off a race by cash-strapped state governments to try to legalize Internet gambling.
Several national family groups expressed similar concerns last month....
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