House Judiciary Committee Approves iGambling Ban Bill

On Thursday, May 25, 2006, the House Judiciary Committee approved (25-11) the Internet Gambling Prohibition Act sponsored by Representative Bob Goodlatte, a naïve Virginia Republican, and prepared to support a second measure, the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act, sponsored by Representative Jim Leach, a naïve Iowa Republican. Goodlatte indicated that a House vote could come as soon as next month, but the bill’s prospects in the more astute Senate are uncertain.