Online gambling bill hits snags in Congress

ONLINE GAMBLING BILL HITS SNAG IN CONGRESS
[SOURCE: Reuters, AUTHOR: Thomas Ferraro and Peter Kaplan]
Efforts to win U.S. congressional passage of a bill to ban most forms of Internet gambling by tacking it onto a must-pass bill hit a roadblock on Tuesday, but aides said Republican backers were exploring other ways to make it law. Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman John Warner (R-VA) raised a "strong objection" to attaching any unrelated legislation to a pending defense bill, which has been viewed by supporters of the Internet gambling bill as a prime vehicle for it. A Republican aide said Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist (R-TN) has not given up on passing the Internet gambling bill before lawmakers recess at the end of this week to campaign for the November 7 elections. He and other proponents are looking at other possible vehicles, such as a pending measure to bolster port security against potential terrorist attacks, aides said.
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