The U.S. House Judiciary Committee today approved Rep. Bob Goodlatte's
"Internet Gambling Prohibition Act" as well as Rep. James Leach's "Unlawful
Internet Gambling Enforcement Act of 2006." Both bills will proceed to the
full House of Representatives for further consideration.
House Committee Passes Goodlatte and Leach I-Gaming Legislation
by Bradley Vallerius
The U.S. House Judiciary Committee today approved Rep. Bob Goodlatte's, R-Va., HR 4777, "the Internet Gambling Prohibition Act" as well as Rep. James Leach's, R-Iowa, HR 4411, "the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act of 2006." Both bills will proceed to the full House of Representatives for further consideration.
The committee began the morning with the markup of Goodlatte's bill. Very early on Rep. Chris Cannon, R-Utah, proposed an amendment to strike language referring to horse race wagering. During HR4777's hearing before the House Judiciary subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism and Homeland Security in early April the status of Internet horse race wagering had been the subject of much confusion. Many representatives at the hearing, including Cannon (who is not actually a member of the subcommittee but is very interested in the issue), indicated that they could not support Goodlatte's bill because of its lack of clarity with regards to horse race wagering. While Goodlatte claimed that his bill made no judgment about the legality of Internet horse race wagering, a representative from the Justice Department stated to the contrary that his agency could not support the bill because of its exception of horse race wagering.
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