Lobbying intensifies on Internet gaming bill

Monday, June 22, 2009  

Groups on both sides of the Internet gaming debate are spending big in Washington, D.C., this year.

The Poker Players Alliance spent $430,000 in the first three months of the year while the Interactive Gaming Council spent $768,500. Both groups want to repeal the existing ban on Internet gaming.

The National Football League has spent $440,000 during the same time. The NFL opposes Internet gaming.

The lobbying comes as Rep. Barney Frank (D-Massachusetts), the chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, pushes a bill to ease the ban on Internet gaming. He believe support is growing for H.R.2267, the Internet Gambling Regulation, Consumer Protection, and Enforcement Act.

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