Tuesday July 18 4:55 AM ET
House Fails to Ban Most Internet
Gambling
By Andy Sullivan
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The House failed to pass a
bill that would criminalize most forms of Internet gambling,
an industry that has grown explosively in the past several years.
Proponents of the bill had a majority of the votes but failed to reach
the two-thirds
mark required by a special process that would have expedited the
bill's passage.
The final vote was 245-159, with 30 abstentions.
The bill would have banned online wagers on sporting events and casino
games, as
well as the sale of lottery tickets online.
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