U.S. Online Gambling Bill Stalled Until After Elections

Submitted on Tue, 2006-09-26 08:33Republican and Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist's efforts to push an online gaming ban through Congress before it breaks for the upcoming elections have failed and no further action will be taken in the days to come, according to The National Right for Online Gaming (NROG).

An anonymous source close to the Tennessee Senator is said to have told NROG that the efforts, including the attempt to attach the motion to the Department of Defense bill, have not succeeded. The source added that the Senator will not be pushing ahead with the gaming legislation prior to the elections.

The news will undoubtedly be well received by Internet gambling casino companies, particularly the larger ones like Partygaming, 888 and Cryptologic, as well as their shareholders.

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