The Internet Gambling Prohibition Act corrects that problem. Consideration of the Bill in the 105th Congress I would like to take a moment to review the consideration of the bill during the last Congress. In July 1997, the Judiciary Subcommittee on Technology held a hearing on S. 474. Addicts would literally click their mouse and bet the house. Because it is unregulated . . .
Internet gambling threatens to disrupt the system.
It crosses state and national borders with little or no regulatory control. Federal authorities must take the lead in this area. And I would just like a reconfirmation of the FBI's support for that legislation. We certainly support it. In the House, the bill passed Representative McCollum's Crime Subcommittee unanimously, but due to the lateness of the session, the bill failed to move farther in the House and was not included in the final CJS bill.