Saturday, May 05, 2007

Long haul for U.S. online gambling bill: Frank (Reuters via Yahoo! News)A bill to end a ban imposed last year on online gambling in the United States will be presented within two weeks but will likely need time to garner support, U.S. Rep. Barney Frank said on Thursday.

Online Gambling on Global Warming (The Daily Comet)Think global warming will raise the oceans enough to submerge Cape Hatteras? Want to bet on it? An online gambling service has started taking bets on global warming, including whether it can submerge some of the East Coast's top vacation spots.

US lawmaker seeks to overturn online gambling ban (AFP via Yahoo! News)A senior US lawmaker said Thursday he would try to overturn a US ban on online gambling, describing the law as "one of the stupidest things" he ever saw.