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The offshore connection ... a Google search should turn up dozens more articles: The Web: WTO's gambling deadline missed.

It is the logical reason why there would be enough support to pass the measure. I'm puzzled that this doesn't seem to come up in public statements from either side. Do the republicans prefer the bible thumper tag to being painted as caving to the WTO? Are there special interests that will throw their online operations under the bus in order to save their bricks and mortar operations from international electronic competition? Plenty of meat for a real journalist. Too bad they don't make those anymore.

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Thanks.

I don't like gambling, but honestly if someone wants to waste the money that is OK. This whole fight against Internet gambling doesn't make much sense to me.

If the argument is that it is bad for society, then state lottos (which suck up a lot more of the "poor" money than online sites) would logically be the first thing to be focused on. I don't have the stats, but I suspect that there are a lot more problem gamblers at casinos than online.

Funny though, the DNC isn't screaming either. This is from both sides.