Sports Leagues Want Congress To Uphold Internet Gambling Ban
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Frank Looking To Repeal
Internet Gambling Ban |
The four major U.S. pro sports leagues and the NCAA are “asking members
of the House Financial Services Committee to oppose legislation by their chairman,
U.S. Rep. Barney Frank [D-MA], that would repeal an Internet gambling ban,”
according to Tony Batt of the LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL. An April 25 letter signed
by officials from the NCAA, NFL, NBA, MLB and NHL read, “Our sports organizations
each have strict policies against sports betting because wagering on sports can
corrupt athletic contests or create the appearance of corruption.” The Hill,
a newspaper that covers Congress, reported the letter came from NFL lobbyist Martin
Gold, formerly counsel to former Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist (R-TN), who
“attached the ban to a port security bill last year to win congressional
approval.” Frank said of the letter, “This is arrogance on their part.
We’ve offered an exemption for sports leagues in our bill if they don’t
want people to bet on their games. They’re trying to prevent people from
doing what they want to do.” Meanwhile, U.S. Rep. Shelley Berkley (D-NV)
“plans to introduce a bill Thursday that would require a one-year study
of Internet gambling by the National Academy of Sciences.” Berkley: “As
always, the NFL and other leagues are sticking their heads in the sand. Congressman
Frank is absolutely doing the right thing by correcting this ridiculous legislation”
(LAS VEGAS
REVIEW-JOURNAL, 5/2).
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