Thursday, July 27, 2006

As reported by Reuters: "A bill to outlaw most forms of Internet gambling
appears unlikely to win U.S. Senate passage before senators begin a
month-long recess on August 4, two Republican leadership aides said on
Tuesday. "They said backers of the legislation were trying to build support
for it and resolve differences as the Senate focuses on other legislative
matters and gets ready for a summer break. "The bill was not among the
priorities outlined by Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist, a Tennessee
Republican, during a session with reporters on Tuesday in which he laid out
measures he hopes to wrap up before the August vacation. ".Backers of the
legislation had hoped to swiftly push it through the Senate this month after
the U.S. arrest of David Carruthers, the former chief executive of
U.K.-listed BETonSPORTS, on charges of racketeering and conspiracy."