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Online Gambling Not Banned Yet

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the bet-while-you-can dept.

For the moment, the rush to legislate the ban on online gambling has been slowed. Senator John Warner, (R) from Virginia, has refused to allow a ban on online gambling to be tacked onto an upcoming defense bill. Opponents of online gambling were hoping to tack their measure on to a "must pass" bill but will apparently be forced to delay. Congress recesses in one week, giving only a few days left if this measure is to be passed before the November 7th elections.

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  1. Re:What is it with tacking things onto bills? by Cylix · · Score: 4, Funny

    It's a feature, not a bug!

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    "You should always go to other people's funerals; otherwise, they won't come to yours." -- Yogi Berra
  2. Before someone else posts it... by Footix · · Score: 5, Funny

    ...I'll lay you 2-to-1 odds it doesn't pass.

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    Footix - President, Society For Putting Things On Top Of Other Things
  3. Re:What is it with tacking things onto bills? by ceoyoyo · · Score: 3, Funny

    I've always thought that American legislators were bored... I mean, if you're just going to vote on stuff, pass laws... BORING. So they decided to spice it up. Put in a few rules to turn the whole thing into a strategy game.

  4. Re:walking the line by bcat24 · · Score: 3, Funny

    I doubt many of "them" could even get to Slashdot anyway. The tubes are pretty clogged-up these days, you know.

  5. Re:What is it with tacking things onto bills? by RexRhino · · Score: 2, Funny

    I would support a single subject law, but only if they tacked on the space funding legislation I want.

  6. The question is... by Guppy06 · · Score: 2, Funny

    Disallowing an unrelated rider to be tacked on to a bill? Is this a sudden attack of conscious, or a sudden attack of campaign contributions?