US Outlaws Online Gambling

imaginaryelf writes, "As reported earlier on Slashdot, in the closing hours of the US Congressional session on Friday, September 29, the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act of 2006 (H.R.4411.RH) was attached to the Safe Port Act of 2006 H.R.4954.EAS. To the surprise of many, the bill passed both the House and the Senate, and Bush is expected to sign it into law this week. This effectively outlaws online gambling in the US, by way of making it illegal for credit-card companies to collect payments for bets. The financial markets punished the stock of online gambling companies as some prepared to pull out of the US entirely."

Comments

Re:not necessarily bad

[soft_guy]

As for the "think of the children" bunch: if they have kids whom it's negatively impacting, take them and give them to someone who can take care of them

When President Clinton was in office, he signed legislation that makes it far easier for highly irresponsible people to permanent lose custody of their children. I wish more people who voted republican were aware of this fact.

Re:Pity only idiots get elected.

[fyngyrz]

I hear there are some tentative availabilities coming up shortly in Congress.

Yeah. Guess they've been "thinking of the children" a little too hard.

Hypocritical fucktards.