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To: CanynGirl who wrote (3759)	6/28/1998 8:33:00 PM
From: Brad	Respond to of 8879

Hi Sierra! Thanks! Here's some info from your links on the recent effort in Congress concerning Internet gambling for US Citizens that I thought was quite interesting... ************************************** Justice Department Criticizes Kyl Bill MSNBC June 15--by Mike Brunker -Federal legislation designed to prohibit Internet gambling is overly broad and would criminalize some Internet activities that would be legal if they were performed over the telephone, according to a Justice Department analysis of the bill obtained by MSNBC. The analysis also strongly recommends that sanctions against individual bettors be eliminated from the bill, saying, "extending federal jurisdiction to cover mere bettors would be both unnecessary and unwise." *********************************** Kyl Bill Unenforceable? WASHINGTON, June 18 - After reviewing legislative language proposed by Senator John Kyl (R-Az.), the U.S. Department of Justice has raised several questions regarding the validity of his " Internet Gambling Prohibition Act of 1997." The Department of Justice letter, addressed to Senator Patrick Leahy, explained that the legislation would not only be unenforceable, it would adversely affect the way people look at and conduct business on the Internet. The proposed legislation (S. 474) introduced by Senator Kyl last year, would attempt to make Internet gambling a federal crime. The legislation has been met with a storm of protest from the technology industry, pro-Internet lobbyists, privacy activists, and defenders of free speech. These groups cheered the release of the Justice Department's analysis and S. 474. "Today, the Justice Department validated what we have been saying all along. Although well intentioned, the Kyl bill would be ineffective, unconstitutional, and damaging to the Internet. It is bad cyberpolicy, pure and simple," said David Safavian, executive director of the Internet Consumers Choice Coalition in Alexandria, Va., a consultant to Inland Entertainment Corporation. "Instead of prohibition, we ask Congress to study the issue further and seriously consider regulation of online gaming. " In the Leahy letter, Acting Assistant Attorney General I. Anthony Sutin expressed serious reservations about Senator Kyl's attempt to criminalize office pools, fantasy sports games, and "casual" bets conducted using e-mail or the Internet. Because the National Gambling Impact Study Commission (NGISC) is reviewing the issue of Internet gambling, the Department suggested that Congress wait for the NGISC report before venturing into uncharted waters. In addition, the Department of Justice highlighted the difficulty of enforcing the Kyl Bill against non-U.S. Internet service providers (ISPs), particularly in countries where Internet gambling is legal. The legislation would place ISPs in an almost impossible situation of trying to filter transmissions that are illegal only in the United States from the remainder of the worldwide Internet traffic. Finally, the Acting Assistant Attorney General also noted that the bill would criminalize certain activities in cyberspace (such as posting ads for Las Vegas hotel-casinos) that otherwise would be legal in the physical world. Such a dual standard has the effect of limiting growth of electronic commerce and Internet usage in general. Despite the Justice Department's analysis, Congress is preparing to take up the Internet Gambling Prohibition Act in the coming weeks. SOURCE Inland Entertainment Corporation ******************************************* And here are several interesting articles... gamemasteronline.com Happy reading to ALL! Sierra, thanks again for the links. Best wishes, Brad