U.S. House Judiciary Approves Internet Gambling Prohibition Act (VIIIB)

On April 6, 2000, the U.S. House Judiciary Committee passed by a 21-8 vote the Internet Gambling Prohibition Act, a bill that would simultaneously prohibit Internet gambling generally while expanding certain types of Internet gambling. The bill criminalizes taking bets online. The bill would authorize the U.S. Government to impose criminal sanctions and obtain injunctive relief against Internet Service Providers (ISPs), such as American Online, Earthlink and WorldNet, to prevent their U.S. customers from accessing gambling sites...[more]