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To: Dave Gore who wrote (174)	5/17/1999 9:26:00 AM
From: Whisperer!	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 483

Kyl Bill Clears Subcommittee Fri May 14, 1999 The Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Technology, Terrorism, and Government Information, chaired by Sen. Jon Kyl, cleared the latest version of the Kyl Bill this Wednesday. Under the bill, Internet businesses that offer gambling--including interactive, pay-to-play casino-style games--would be fined an amount equal to the bets received or $20,000, whichever is greater. Business owners can be imprisoned up to four years. There's just one big problem: The ban won't work. Technical and legal obstacles all but guarantee its failure. No matter how serious the potential problems, Internet gambling is here to stay, growing explosively and impossible to stop. "I think quite clearly the genie is out of the bottle," comments Albert Angel, vice chairman of the Interactive Gaming Council, an Internet gaming trade organization. USA Today has the full story.

To: Dave Gore who wrote (174)	5/17/1999 10:26:00 PM
From: Whisperer!	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 483

Will a State Gambling Moratorium Have Any Effect? Mon May 17, 1999 It's been about three weeks since the National Gambling Impact Study Commission (NGISC) mentioned proposing a moratorium on state gambling expansion in its report to Congress, due June 18. Already, several states have taken steps toward new lotteries and casinos. AP writer, Laurence Arnold, says that to some, ''calling for a gambling ‘pause' now is like shutting the barn door after the horses are out.'' Nearly each American state wonders: Why should we draw the line while our neighbors rake in the revenue? NGISC members discuss whether to label their suggestion a ''pause'' or a ''moratorium,'' but their efforts may be futile. There is good reason to doubt that states, local governments or Indian tribes will voluntarily heed the commission's warning to halt gambling expansion. Yahoo News has the full story.