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Old 26th-June-2008, 06:46 AM
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And here's a story from the Las Vegas Review Journal.

http://www.lvrj.com/business/21712069.html

Interesting note here ...

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The vote came as a surprise since support for the Internet gambling ban largely was muted in the committee's previous hearings.

When the committee clerk announced the 32-32 tie, the audience oohed and aahed.

...

Rep. Barney Frank, D-Mass., the committee chairman who supported King's amendment, then called for a voice vote on the underlying bill to prohibit new regulations on Internet gambling.

Although there were a number of yea and nay votes heard, Frank said the bill was defeated.
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