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Critics Seek Crackdown in Washington on Internet Gambling.
Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News, June, 2001
By Tony Batt, Las Vegas Review-Journal Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News
Jun. 9--WASHINGTON--Frustrated by a Congress they say is increasingly beholden to the casino industry, gambling critics are appealing to Attorney General John Ashcroft to establish a Justice Department task force to crack down on Internet gambling.
While legislation in Congress to ban Internet gambling is important, "it is not essential," the National Coalition Against Legalized Gambling said in a letter to the attorney general
"We believe the Justice Department can and should stop the bulk of Internet gambling aimed at Americans by sponsoring a few `sting' operations and following up with highly publicized prosecutions," the letter said.
The letter was...
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