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To: Herc who wrote (790)	5/17/2002 7:11:04 AM
From: kidl	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 827

Politician: Canada Considering Legalized Online Gambling May 16/02 TORONTO, Canada – As reported by the National Post: “ Ottawa is considering a new law that would legalize Internet gambling for the first time in Canada, says a Liberal MP who has championed the online betting industry. ”Dennis Mills, who represents the Toronto-Danforth riding, sent a buzz through delegates at an international e-gaming convention in Toronto yesterday when he suggested the legislation could come as early as this fall. ”He later admitted no one in government has promised there will be a law, let alone that quickly. But if it did proceed, Canada would become one of the few Western nations to endorse the controversial business. ”In another sign of movement toward legalized Web gaming, an Ontario lottery corporation official told the same convention the provinces may soon permit people to buy lottery tickets over the Net. ”…Dan Donovan, an Ottawa-based lobbyist for a Mohawk-owned Internet business, said Heritage officials have told him they are looking at legalized gaming sites as a possible means of raising money for Olympic sports. ”…Although it is illegal to run an Internet gambling site in Canada, Canadian companies are heavily involved in the industry, mostly supplying software for casinos based in offshore sites like Antigua. ”…The Criminal Code gives the provinces the sole right to operate or license gambling facilities. Prince Edward Island is the only province to dabble in Internet gaming, but its attempt to license a charity to run an online lottery was shot down recently by the province's Supreme Court, which said the game would illegally invade other provinces' gambling turf. ”Mr. Mills said a law would be designed so that Ottawa could regulate online gaming, but would ensure provinces received a cut of revenue from gamblers within their own borders…