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To: Herc who started this subject	6/19/2001 10:53:39 AM
From: Herc	of 827

GOODLATTE CARVE OUTS ALL OVER AGAIN BUT IN AUSTRALIA <<Australian Legislators Make Internet Gambling Exceptions Tue Jun 19 2001 Australia's communications minister, Senator Richard Alston, has announced changes to the federal government's proposed ban of Internet gambling. The legislation will restrict Australian companies from offering online gambling to Australians, but Alston says that lotteries, sports betting and horse race wagering would no longer be included in the ban. The legislation would still allow Australian companies to offer online gambling services to residents of other countries. The ban would target only casino-type games, which Alston says are most addictive: "Casino-type activities is almost by definition mindless, highly repetitive, highly addictive and that's the major area of problem gambling as identified by the productivity commission." ABC News (Australia) has the report.>>

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