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DEAR MR. FANTASY, I'M FEELING BLUE: CONGRESS TO BAN GAMES?

          Players and providers of fantasy sports games "fear
     legislation they say would make it illegal to play ball on
     the Internet," according to Jeff Niese of the LAS VEGAS
     REVIEW-JOURNAL.  Some fear that a bill by U.S. Sen. Jon Kyl
     (R-AZ) to prohibit Internet gambling "also would criminalize
     fantasy sports leagues in the process."  While fantasy
     league producers "got a late start," they have been lobbying
     "hard in recent weeks."  MO-based CDM Fantasy Sports has
     hired a Washington, DC, lobbyist and NY-based lawyers to
     fight the legislation, which "has passed committee and
     awaits action in the full Senate."  Niese added that
     industry officials have met with Kyl, "but he has refused to
     make substantive changes" (LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL, 7/9).

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