There is, however, a behind the scenes lobbying effort. The Internet casino companies, and their investors, oppose these bills. There are also legalized land based and riverboat gambling interests, which now either support or don't oppose these bills. There are also state and local governments which receive substantial tax revenues off of legalized gambling and its associated hotel, restaurant, and entertainment activities. Also, most states derive revenues from state run lotteries.
States support the bills.
Finally, there are Indian gambling interests. Each subsequent version grew in length. HR 3125, introduced on October 21, is up to 37 pages. The House Judiciary Committee marked up the bill on April 5-6, 2000. The Senate approved S 692 on November 19, 1999.