It should be pointed out that the House has yet to introduce its version of an Internet gambling bill, but it's coming very soon and is expected to differ from the Kyl bill in that it gives the states the right to ban or regulate 'net gambling. Then the issue will be whether or no the bill is challenged in the courts and whether or not the bill is enforceable. The next step for the bill is the Senate Judiciary Committee where Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., is preparing amendments for debate that would clarify protections for Internet service providers. Under the bill, ISP's would be forced to block gambling sites from its subscribers. Of course we'll be following this story until the bitter end.
Tomorrow is a very important day in the rest of online gambling's short life.
Tomorrow is a day that Senator Jon Kyl has probably waited for ever since his 'net gambling ban died in Congress last year. Tomorrow is the day when Kyl's new Internet gambling legislation is scheduled to be debated and marked up in a Senate Subcommittee. Once the bill is marked up, it will move to be voted on in the Senate Judiciary Committee. Then the bill will head to a vote before the full Senate. Now things can certainly move quickly in Washington, but they can also drag along like the dickens.