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StumblePoker lobbyists are ramping up an aggressive push backed by millions of dollars to legalize Internet gambling in the United States this year, hoping to overcome passionate objections from social conservatives, sports leagues and other longtime opponents, The Washington Post is reporting. Partly bankrolled by offshore gambling companies, the campaign has already persuaded the Obama administration to delay enforcement of a 2006 law cracking down on Internet wagers.
With aggressive push, Internet gambling again in play
(via The Washington Post) · February 9, 2010 · 4:39 PM
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